Major Supreme Court Cases from the 2025–26 Term

Introduction & Top Questions
Trump v. Barbara (birthright citizenship)
- Summary
- Oral arguments before the Court
- Questions and comments from the Court
- The Court’s decision
- Background
Learning Resources v. Trump (tariffs)
- Summary
- Oral arguments before the Court
- Questions and comments from the Court
- The Court’s decision
- Background
Louisiana v. Callais (the Voting Rights Act)
- Summary
  - Oral arguments before the Court
  - Questions and comments from the Court
  - The Court’s decision
- Background
Chiles v. Salazar (conversion therapy)
- Summary
  - Oral arguments before the Court
  - Questions and comments from the Court
  - The Court’s decision
- Background
Trump v. Slaughter (independent federal agencies)
- Summary
  - Oral arguments before the Court
  - Questions and comments from the Court
- The Court’s decision
- Background
West Virginia v. B.P.J. (transgender athletes)
- Summary
- Oral arguments before the Court
- Questions and comments from the Court
- The Court’s decision
- Background
Watson v. Republican National Committee (election law)
- Summary
- Oral arguments before the Court
- Questions and comments from the Court
- The Court’s decision
- Background
At a glance: members of the U.S. Supreme Court as of 2026

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A person ascends the steps of the west facade of the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., with its tall columns and a round fountain in the foreground.

Amy Coney Barrett

John G. Roberts, Jr.

Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

Ketanji Brown Jackson

Current Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court

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Major Supreme Court Cases from the 2025–26 Term

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Brian Duignan

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The Supreme Court of the United States heard a number of significant cases in its 2025–26 term, which began on October 6, 2025 and ended on June 30, 2026. By early October 2025 the Court had agreed to hear 39 cases (only 19 of which were then scheduled for oral argument) while it continued to evaluate numerous petitions for review. Among the questions presented in the accepted cases were: whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act...

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