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Supreme Court Opens Term With High-Stakes Tests of Trump’s Executive Power

The court now shifts from emergency rulings to full arguments likely to determine the reach of presidential powers.

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FILE - Members of the Supreme Court sit for a new group portrait at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
The sun casts shadows as it rises over the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., December 20, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Overview

  • The term begins Monday with lower-profile cases before the justices take up a Colorado challenge to a state ban on conversion therapy for minors on Tuesday and a mail-ballot standing dispute from Illinois on Wednesday.
  • A consolidated challenge to President Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to levy broad tariffs is set for November 5 after lower courts found the statute does not authorize such duties, with refunds potentially at stake.
  • In December and January, the court will hear cases on presidential removal power after it allowed the ouster of FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter on an emergency basis but left Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook in place pending arguments.
  • A rehearing on October 15 in the Louisiana redistricting case could curb the use of race in mapmaking and reshape how Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is enforced.
  • The conservative majority has frequently granted the administration emergency relief on the shadow docket, and additional merits cases this term include challenges to transgender athlete bans in Idaho and West Virginia.