Overview
- The term begins Oct. 6 with lower-profile cases, as the first major argument arrives Oct. 7 over Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors.
- On Nov. 5, the justices will hear a consolidated challenge to President Trump’s sweeping tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act after lower courts ruled he exceeded statutory authority.
- In December and January, the Court will take up whether presidents can remove officials at independent agencies, having allowed the ouster of FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter while keeping Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook in her post for now.
- On Oct. 15, the Court will hear a Louisiana redistricting case that could narrow how Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act supports majority‑minority congressional districts.
- The conservative majority has repeatedly granted the administration emergency relief, with 20 requests approved and three denied in recent months, as several disputes return for full briefing and argument.