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65 cases, 47 opinions, 59 arguments.
63 grants and 31 decisions are currently attached to this term.
Cases
65
Granted
63
Decided
31
Opinions
47
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59
Recent opinions
Opinion of the Court
Havana Docks Corporation v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., et al.
By Clarence Thomas · May 21, 2026
Per curiam
John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections v. Joseph Clifton Smith
Unsigned opinion · May 21, 2026
Opinion of the Court
M & K Employee Solutions, LLC, et al. v. Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund
By Ketanji Brown Jackson · May 21, 2026
Opinion of the Court
Adrian Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties, et al.
By Sonia Sotomayor · May 14, 2026
Opinion of the Court
Shawn Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, et al.
By Amy Coney Barrett · May 14, 2026
Concurrence
Shawn Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, et al.
By Brett M. Kavanaugh · May 14, 2026
Opinion of the Court
First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. v. Jennifer Davenport, Attorney General of New Jersey
By Neil M. Gorsuch · Apr 29, 2026
Opinion of the Court
Louisiana v. Phillip Callais, et al.
By Samuel A. Alito, Jr. · Apr 29, 2026
Opinion of the Court
Winston Tyler Hencely v. Fluor Corporation, et al.
By Clarence Thomas · Apr 22, 2026
Opinion of the Court
Enbridge Energy, LP, et al. v. Dana Nessel, Attorney General of Michigan, on Behalf of the People of the State of Michigan
By Sonia Sotomayor · Apr 22, 2026
Opinion of the Court
Chevron USA Incorporated, et al. v. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, et al.
By Clarence Thomas · Apr 17, 2026
Concurrence
Kaley Chiles v. Patty Salazar, in Her Official Capacity as Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, et al.
By Elena Kagan · Mar 31, 2026
Dissent
Kaley Chiles v. Patty Salazar, in Her Official Capacity as Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, et al.
By Ketanji Brown Jackson · Mar 31, 2026
Opinion of the Court
Kaley Chiles v. Patty Salazar, in Her Official Capacity as Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, et al.
By Neil M. Gorsuch · Mar 31, 2026
Dissent
Isabel Rico v. United States
By Samuel A. Alito, Jr. · Mar 25, 2026
Concurrence
Cox Communications, Inc., et al. v. Sony Music Entertainment, et al.
By Sonia Sotomayor · Mar 25, 2026
Opinion of the Court
Isabel Rico v. United States
By Neil M. Gorsuch · Mar 25, 2026
Opinion of the Court
Cox Communications, Inc., et al. v. Sony Music Entertainment, et al.
By Clarence Thomas · Mar 25, 2026
Opinion of the Court
Gabriel Olivier v. City of Brandon, Mississippi
By Elena Kagan · Mar 20, 2026
Opinion of the Court
Cedric Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation
By Sonia Sotomayor · Mar 4, 2026
Opinion of the Court
Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, et al. v. Pamela Bondi, Attorney General
By Ketanji Brown Jackson · Mar 4, 2026
Concurrence
David Asa Villarreal v. Texas
By Samuel A. Alito, Jr. · Feb 25, 2026
Opinion of the Court
David Asa Villarreal v. Texas
By Ketanji Brown Jackson · Feb 25, 2026
Opinion of the Court
The GEO Group, Inc. v. Alejandro Menocal, et al.
By Elena Kagan · Feb 25, 2026
Oral arguments
April Session
Apr 29, 2026
Argued. For petitioners: Charles B. Klein, Washington, D. C.; and Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Michael R. Huston, Phoenix, Ariz.
April Session
Apr 29, 2026
Argued. For petitioners: D. John Sauer, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents in 25-1083: Ahilan T. Arulanantham, Los Angeles, Cal. For respondents in 25-1084: Geoffrey M. Pipoly, Chicago, Ill. VIDED.
April Session
Apr 28, 2026
Argued. For petitioners: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C.; and Curtis E. Gannon, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Paul L. Hoffman, Hermosa Beach, Cal.
April Session
Apr 27, 2026
Argued. For petitioner: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va.; and Sarah M. Harris, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Ashley C. Keller, Chicago, Ill.
April Session
Apr 27, 2026
Argued. For petitioner: Adam G. Unikowsky, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Eric J. Feigin, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
April Session
Cases
24-983
Havana Docks Corporation v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., et al.
The LIBERTAD Act is an essential pillar of United States foreign policy toward Cuba's hostile and anti-American regime. Title III of that Act creates a private right of action for United States nationals who have a claim to property confiscated by that regime against persons who traffic in that property. 22 U.S.C. §...
23-1209
M & K Employee Solutions, LLC, et al. v. Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act imposes "withdrawal liability" when an employer withdraws from an underfunded multiemployer pension plan. This withdrawal liabilty covers the employer's share of the plan's underfunding. Because a plan's amount of underfunding hinges on projections about its projected liab...
24-872
John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections v. Joseph Clifton Smith
Whether, under a proper application of Atkins, a State can require a claimant to prove an IQ of 70 or less by a preponderance of the evidence. Evaluating multiple IQ scores is "complicated," and "this Court has not specified how" to do it. In the State's view, five scores are more accurate than one, and there are wa...
Apr 22, 2026
Argued. For petitioner: Sopan Joshi, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Shay Dvoretzky, Washington, D. C.
April Session
Apr 21, 2026
Argued. For AT&T, Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc.: Jeffrey B. Wall, Washington, D. C. For FCC, et al.: Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. VIDED.
April Session
Apr 20, 2026
Argued. For petitioner: Daniel L. Geyser, Dallas, Tex. For respondent: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
April Session
Apr 20, 2026
Argued. For petitioner: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.
April Session
Apr 1, 2026
Argued. For petitioners: D. John Sauer, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Cecillia D. Wang, San Francisco, Cal.
March Session
Mar 31, 2026
Argued. For petitioner: Joseph J. Perkovich, New York, N. Y. (Appointed by this Court.) For respondents: Scott G. Stewart, Solicitor General, Jackson, Miss.; and Emily M. Ferguson, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
March Session
Mar 30, 2026
Argued. For petitioner: Tobias S. Loss-Eaton, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
March Session
Mar 30, 2026
Argued. For petitioner: Adam G. Unikowsky, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Daniel L. Geyser, Dallas, Tex.
March Session
Mar 25, 2026
Argued. For petitioners: Traci L. Lovitt, New York, N. Y. For respondent: Jennifer D. Bennett, San Francisco, Cal.
March Session
Mar 24, 2026
Argued. For petitioner: Gregory G. Garre, Washington, D. C.; and Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: William M. Jay, Washington, D. C.
March Session
Mar 24, 2026
Argued. For petitioners: Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Kelsi B. Corkran, Washington, D. C.
25-83
Adrian Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties, et al.
Under Sections 9 and 10 of the Federal Arbitration Act, a party may apply to confirm or vacate an arbitration award. But federal courts have limited jurisdiction over Section 9 and 10 applications. In Badgerow v. Walters, 596 U.S. 1, 4, 9-11 (2022), this Court held that a federal court may exercise jurisdiction only...
24-1238
Shawn Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, et al.
For example, a person injured in a truck crash has a cause of action against someone that negligently selected the truck driver to transport property. A federal statute expressly preempts state laws "related to a price, route, or service of any motor carrier ... or any motor private carrier, broker, or freight forwa...
24-781
First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. v. Jennifer Davenport, Attorney General of New Jersey
New Jersey's Attorney General served an investigatory subpoena on First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc., a faith-based pregnancy center, demanding that it turn over most of its donors' names. First Choice challenged the Subpoena under 42 U.S.C. 1983 in federal court, and the Attorney General filed a subsequent...
24-109
Louisiana v. Phillip Callais, et al.
Did the majority err in finding that race predominated in the Legislature's enactment of S.B. 8? 2. Did the majority err in finding that S.B. 8 fails strict scrutiny? 3. Did the majority err in subjecting S.B. 8 to the Gingles preconditions? 4. Is this action non-justiciable?
24-110
Press Robinson, et al. v. Phillip Callais, et al.
Did the District Court err in concluding that race predominated in the design of CD6 based on the Legislature's stated intent to comply with the rulings of the Robinson courts without presuming the good faith of the legislature, attempting to disentangle the Legislature's racial and political considerations, or requ...
24-783
Enbridge Energy, LP, et al. v. Dana Nessel, Attorney General of Michigan, on Behalf of the People of the State of Michigan
Whether district courts have the authority to excuse the thirty-day procedural time limit for removal in 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b)(1).
24-924
Winston Tyler Hencely v. Fluor Corporation, et al.
Former U.S. Army Specialist Winston T. Hencely was critically and permanently injured by a suicide bomber inside Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. The bomber, Ahmad Nayeb, worked on base for a government contractor. An Army investigation found that the attack's primary contributing factor was the contractor's actions...
24-813
Chevron USA Incorporated, et al. v. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, et al.
Whether a causal-nexus or contractual-direction test survives the 2011 amendment to the federal-officer removal statute. 2. Whether a federal contractor can remove to federal court when sued for oil-production activities undertaken to fulfill a federal oil-refinement contract. January 8, 2026 JUSTICE ALITO WILL NOT...
24-539
Kaley Chiles v. Patty Salazar, in Her Official Capacity as Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, et al.
Kaley Chiles is a licensed counselor who helps people by talking with them. A practicing Christian, Chiles believes that people flourish when they live consistently with God's design, including their biological sex. Many of her clients seek her counsel precisely because they believe that their faith and their relati...
24-171
Cox Communications, Inc., et al. v. Sony Music Entertainment, et al.
Did the Fourth Circuit err in holding that a service provider can be held liable for "materially contributing" to copyright infringement merely because it knew that people were using certain accounts to infringe and did not terminate access, without proof that the service provider affirmatively fostered infringement...
24-1056
Isabel Rico v. United States
Whether the fugitive-tolling doctrine applies in the context of supervised release.
24-993
Gabriel Olivier v. City of Brandon, Mississippi
Whether, as the Fifth Circuit holds in conflict with the Ninth and Tenth Circuits, this Court's decision in Heck v. Humphrey bars § 1983 claims seeking purely prospective relief where the plaintiff has been punished before under the law challenged as unconstitutional. 2. Whether, as the Fifth Circuit and at least fo...
24-1021
Cedric Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation
Whether the New Jersey Transit Corporation is entitled to interstate sovereign immunity under the Federal Constitution, as held by the highest court of Pennsylvania in square conflict with the highest court of New York. THE PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF CERTIORARI ARE GRANTED, LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: WHETHER THE...
24-1113
New Jersey Transit Corporation, et al. v. Jeffrey Colt, et al.
States are entitled to sovereign immunity from private suits in other States' courts, including state-created entities that function as "arms of the State." Petitioner New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit), a state-created entity, was named as a defendant in a private suit in New York. The New York Court of Appeals relied...
24-777
Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, et al. v. Pamela Bondi, Attorney General
The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides that noncitizens on American soil are generally eligible for asylum if they qualify as a "refugee." 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(1) (A). A refugee is someone with "a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social...
24-758
The GEO Group, Inc. v. Alejandro Menocal, et al.
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, the courts of appeals "have jurisdiction of appeals from all final decisions of the district courts." This Court has held that certain orders are immediately appealable under Section 1291 even though they do not terminate the litigation. Such "collateral orders" include orders denying claims...
24-557
David Asa Villarreal v. Texas
Whether a trial court abridges the defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel by prohibiting the defendant and his counsel from discussing the defendant's testimony during an overnight recess.
24-724
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., et al. v. Sarah Palmquist, Individually and as Next Friend of E.P., a Minor, et al.
Whether a district court's final judgment as to completely diverse parties must be vacated when an appellate court later determines that it erred by dismissing a non-diverse party at the time of removal. 2. Whether a plaintiff may defeat diversity jurisdiction after removal by amending the complaint to add factual a...
24-351
United States Postal Service, et al. v. Lebene Konan
The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), ch. 753, 60 Stat. 842 (28 U.S.C. 1346(b), 2671 et seq.), generally waives the United States' sovereign immunity for suits seeking damages "for injury or loss of property, or personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission" of an employee of the federal...
24-1287
Learning Resources, Inc., et al. v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al.
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq. ("IEEPA") permits the President, upon a valid emergency declaration, to "investigate, block during the pendency of an investigation, regulate, direct and compel, nullify, void, prevent or prohibit, any acquisition, holding, withholding, use, t...
25-250
Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc., et al.
Whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Pub. L. No. 95-223, Tit. II, 91 Stat. 1626, authorizes the tariffs imposed by President Trump pursuant to the national emergencies declared or continued in Proclamation 10,886 and Executive Orders 14,157, 14,193, 14,194, 14,195, and 14,257, as amended....