Those eagerly waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court’s campaign finance law ruling in Citizens United v. FEC will be paying close attention to the Court this morning at 10 a.m. That’s when the justices will appear in a rare Thursday sitting.

Although the Court gave no reason was given for today’s special session when it was announced yesterday, it is likely that the Court will release one or more opinions. And since Citizens United is the longest outstanding opinion – it’s a holder from last term – there is a chance it could be announced today.

Why the special session? No one knows for sure, but SCOTUSblog’s Lyle Denniston writes that the reason could be simple, like the expected absence Monday of a justice who was scheduled to announce the opinion. So don’t read too much into today’s session.

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