Supreme Court — Slip Opinions

October Term 2025 · 14 summaries · updated 7/1/26 5:00AM ET

West Virginia et al. v. B. P. J., by Her Next Friend and Mother, Heather Jackson
No. 24-43 · Decided June 30, 2026 · affirmed
Kavanaugh · 6–2
The Court addresses whether schools may determine eligibility for women’s and girls’ sports teams based on biological sex.
National Republican Senatorial Committee et al. v. Federal Election Commission et al.
No. 24-621 · Decided June 30, 2026 · reversed and remanded
Kavanaugh · 6–1
Does the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) violate the First Amendment by restricting a political party’s spending on campaign activities in coordination with candidates?
Trump, President of the United States, et al. v. Barbara et al.
No. 25-365 · Decided June 30, 2026 · Affirmed
Roberts · 5–4
Does the Constitution guarantee citizenship to children born in the United States of parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present in the country?
Watson, Mississippi Secretary of State v. Republican National Committee et al.
No. 24-1260 · Decided June 29, 2026 · reversed and remanded
Barrett · 5–1
The Court addresses whether federal election-day statutes prevent a state from counting absentee ballots received after election day.
Chatrie v. United States
No. 25-112 · Decided June 29, 2026 · vacated and remanded
Kagan · 5–2
Did law enforcement officials conduct a search under the Fourth Amendment when they acquired petitioner's "Location History" data from Google via a geofence warrant?
Trump, President of the United States v. Cook, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, et al.
No. 25A312 · Decided June 29, 2026 · Application for stay denied
Roberts · 5–3
The Court must decide whether a District Court's preliminary injunction preventing the removal of a Federal Reserve Governor should remain in effect pending the conclusion of litigation.
Trump, President of the United States, et al. v. Slaughter
No. 25-332 · Decided June 29, 2026 · Reversed and remanded
Roberts · 6–1
Does the for-cause removal provision for Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioners under 15 U.S.C. §41 violate the separation of powers?
Monsanto Co. v. Durnell
No. 24-1068 · Decided June 25, 2026 · reversed and remanded
Kavanaugh · 7–1
Does the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) expressly preempt a state-law failure-to-warn tort claim alleging that a pesticide label should have included a cancer warning?
Mullin, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, et al. v. Doe et al.
No. 25-1083 · Decided June 25, 2026 · Reversed and remanded
Alito · 6–1
The question is whether respondents challenging the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for aliens from Syria and Haiti are entitled to orders postponing the terminations during litigation.
Mullin, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. v. Al Otro Lado et al.
No. 25-5 · Decided June 25, 2026 · reversed and remanded
Alito · 6–2
The Court addresses when an alien seeking entry from Mexico "arrives in the United States" under 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158(a)(1) and 1225(a)(1).
Wolford et al. v. Lopez, Attorney General of Hawaii
No. 24-1046 · Decided June 25, 2026 · reversed and remanded
Alito · 6–2
Does a Hawaii law prohibiting licensed concealed-carry permit holders from carrying handguns on private property open to the public without the owner's express authorization violate the Second and Fourteenth Amendments?
Cisco Systems, Inc. et al. v. Doe et al.
No. 24-856 · Decided June 23, 2026 · reversed and remanded
Barrett · 6–2
The Court must determine whether Cisco Systems, Inc. may be held liable for aiding and abetting offenses under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS).
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S. A. (Cuba), et al.
No. 24-699 · Decided June 23, 2026 · reversed and remanded
Kavanaugh · 6–1
Does the Helms-Burton Act abrogate the sovereign immunity of Cuban agencies and instrumentalities?
Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety et al.
No. 23-1197 · Decided June 23, 2026 · affirmed
Gorsuch · 6–1
Does the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) permit plaintiffs to sue nonconsenting state employees in their personal capacities for money damages?