2026 US Supreme Court October term
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Supreme Court new term and Alito retirement hints
The first case scheduled for oral argument is a federal-state environmental dispute over holding oil and gas companies liable for climate change harms.
Justice Elena Kagan said at a judicial conference in July that the court is not rubber stamping what the current administration does.
Barrett has had to wear a bulletproof vest away from the court and was a victim of a swatting incident over the summer at her home.
Supreme Court new term preview: major cases ahead
This is the second full term for the Supreme Court since President Trump returned to the White House.
A Supreme Court case will consider whether migrants with a criminal history, including those in the country legally, can be held in detention centers indefinitely or have the right to challenge their detention in court.
The Supreme Court will hear a case challenging a Washington law that gives emergency shelter operators the option not to contact parents of runaway transgender youth seeking gender-affirming care.