Overview

• The Court’s new term begins with marquee cases on executive authority, including a challenge to Trump’s sweeping tariffs set for oral argument on November 5.
• Justices will review the president’s power to remove leaders of independent agencies in Trump v. Slaughter, with briefing paced for a December argument session.
• An emergency order kept Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook in her post for now, with the Court scheduling arguments in Trump v. Cook for January 26.
• The administration has petitioned the Court to review its bid to limit recognition of birthright citizenship, and it seeks emergency relief to restore a passport sex designation policy restricted to M and F.
• Parallel litigation over National Guard deployments intensified as a federal judge blocked deployments in Oregon, governors of Oregon and California sued, the Pentagon called up Texas Guard troops, and a separate judge declined to halt the Chicago deployment for now.