Overview

• The 2025–26 term starts Oct. 6 with marquee arguments set: tariffs on Nov. 5 (Learning Resources v. Trump), Voting Rights Act Section 2 on Oct. 15 (Louisiana v. Callais), and a later hearing on presidential removal power (Trump v. Slaughter).
• Before the tariff case, the administration is shifting new levies to Trade Expansion Act Section 232 to make them less vulnerable in court, according to reporting highlighted by SCOTUSblog.
• The Court temporarily blocked Trump from removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, with a full review of that dispute expected in January, the Los Angeles Times reports.
• The justices will also hear challenges to Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy and to Idaho’s and West Virginia’s restrictions on transgender athletes’ participation in female sports.
• A Marquette Law School poll finds a slim majority believes the Court avoids rulings Trump might refuse to obey, as critics warn the “shadow docket” has advanced major policies without full opinions.