Supreme Court — Slip Opinions

October Term 2025 · 38 summaries · updated 7/2/26 12:01AM ET

West Virginia et al. v. B. P. J., by Her Next Friend and Mother, Heather Jackson
No. 24-43 · Decided June 30, 2026 · reversed and remanded
Kavanaugh · 6–2
The Court addressed whether schools may maintain women’s and girls’ sports teams exclusively for biological females under Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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's (FECA) restriction on political-party coordinated expenditures violate the First Amendment?
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 must determine whether counting absentee ballots postmarked by election day but received up to five days later violates federal election-day statutes.
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 Okello Chatrie's "Location History" data from Google via a geofence warrant?
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 Commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under 15 U.S.C. §41 violate the separation of powers?
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 member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System should remain in effect pending the conclusion of litigation.
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 Constitution?
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
Whether respondents challenging the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Syria and Haiti are entitled to orders postponing those 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 case asks when an alien seeking entry from Mexico "arrives in the United States" under 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158(a)(1) and 1225(a)(1).
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 private capacities for damages?
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 foreign sovereign immunity of Cuban agencies and instrumentalities?
Cisco Systems, Inc. et al. v. Doe et al.
No. 24-856 · Decided June 23, 2026 · reversed and remanded
Barrett · 6–2
The Court addressed whether Cisco Systems, Inc. may be held liable for aiding and abetting offenses under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS).
Blanche, Acting Attorney General v. Lau
No. 25-429 · Decided June 23, 2026 · vacated and remanded
Thomas · 6–1
Does the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) require a border officer to possess clear and convincing evidence that a lawful permanent resident has committed a crime involving moral turpitude before deeming that resident an applicant for admission?
Pung, Personal Representative of the Estate of Pung v. Isabella County, Michigan
No. 25-95 · Decided June 23, 2026 · Vacated and remanded
Alito · 9 · unanimous
Does the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause require the government to compensate a taxpayer based on the fair market value of their property rather than the auction sale price following a tax foreclosure?
Hunter v. United States
No. 24-1063 · Decided June 18, 2026 · Vacated and remanded
Kagan · 8–1
Does a knowing and voluntary agreement to waive the right to appeal a sentence always remain enforceable?
United States v. Hemani
No. 24-1234 · Decided June 18, 2026 · Affirmed
Gorsuch · 7 · unanimous
Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Sotomayor, Kavanaugh, Barrett, Jackson (7). Concurrence(s): Thomas; Jackson (joined by Sotomayor); Alito (joined by Kagan).
T. M. v. University of Maryland Medical System Corporation et al.
No. 25-197 · Decided June 18, 2026 · affirmed
Sotomayor · 5–1
Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court, joined by Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh, Jackson (5). Dissent(s): Barrett (joined by Roberts, Kagan, Gorsuch). Concurrence(s): Thomas.
FS Credit Opportunities Corp. et al. v. Saba Capital Master Fund, LTD., et al.
No. 24-345 · Decided June 11, 2026 · Reversed and remanded
Barrett · 6–2
Does Section 47(b) of the Investment Company Act (ICA) impliedly empower private parties to sue for rescission of any contract that allegedly violates the Act?
Abouammo v. United States
No. 25-5146 · Decided June 11, 2026 · reversed and remanded
Kagan · 1 · unanimous
Does a defendant charged with violating 18 U.S.C. §1519—which prohibits knowingly falsifying a document to obstruct a federal investigation—have to be tried in the district where the falsification occurred?
Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction, Inc.
No. 25-6 · Decided June 11, 2026 · Vacated and remanded
Jackson · 1 · unanimous
Whether a court must use a specific two-factor test or a broader inquiry to determine if a debtor's omission of a claim in bankruptcy was "inadvertent or mistaken" for purposes of judicial estoppel.
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. et al. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc. et al.
No. 24-889 · Decided June 4, 2026 · reversed and remanded
Jackson · 1 · unanimous
Does a claim for active inducement of patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. §271(b) require a plausible allegation that the defendant actively encouraged infringing use?
Federal Communications Commission, et al. v. At&T, Inc.
No. 25-406 · Decided June 4, 2026 · affirmed
Roberts · 8–1
Does the Federal Communications Commission's process of issuing monetary forfeiture orders without a jury trial violate the Seventh Amendment?
Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission
No. 25-466 · Decided June 4, 2026 · affirmed
Gorsuch · 1 · unanimous
Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court (1). Concurrence(s): Thomas.
Fernandez v. United States
No. 24-556 · Decided May 28, 2026 · affirmed
Barrett · 6–1
Barrett delivered the opinion of the Court, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh (6). Dissent(s): Jackson. Concurrence(s): Sotomayor (joined by Kagan).
Pitchford v. Cain
No. 24-7351 · Decided May 28, 2026 · reversed and remanded
Kavanaugh · 5–1
Whether the Mississippi Supreme Court unreasonably applied *Batson v. Kentucky* and unreasonably determined that the petitioner waived his opportunity to rebut the prosecutor's asserted race-neutral reasons for peremptory strikes.
Rutherford v. United States
No. 24-820 · Decided May 28, 2026 · affirmed
Barrett · 6–1
Barrett delivered the opinion of the Court, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh (6). Dissent(s): Sotomayor (joined by Kagan, Jackson).
Flowers Foods, Inc. et al. v. Brock
No. 24-935 · Decided May 28, 2026 · affirmed
Gorsuch · 1 · unanimous
Does a worker qualify as being "engaged in... interstate commerce" under 9 U.S.C. §1 if they never cross state lines?
M & K Employee Solutions, LLC, et al. v. Trustees of the Iam National Pension Fund
No. 23-1209 · Decided May 21, 2026 · affirmed
Jackson · 1 · unanimous
Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court (1).
Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, LTD., et al.
No. 24-983 · Decided May 21, 2026 · vacated and remanded
Thomas · 8–1
Does the phrase "property which was confiscated" in the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act refer only to a plaintiff's specific property interest?
Montgomery v. Caribe Transport Ii, LLC, et al.
No. 24-1238 · Decided May 14, 2026 · reversed and remanded
Barrett · 1 · unanimous
Does the safety exception of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (FAAAA) permit negligent-hiring claims against brokers who coordinate shipments in the transportation industry?
Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties et al.
No. 25-83 · Decided May 14, 2026 · Affirmed
Sotomayor · 1 · unanimous
Does a federal court that has previously stayed claims in a pending action under §3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) have jurisdiction to confirm or vacate a resulting arbitral award?
_________________ _________________ 1 (Slip Opinion) Cite As: 608 U. S. ____ (2026) Per Curiam Notice: This Opinion Is Subject to Formal Revision Before Publication in the United States Reports. Readers Are Requested to Notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D. C. 20543, pio@supremecourt.gov, of Any Typographical or Other Formal Errors. Supreme Court of the United States No. 24–872 John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, Petitioner v. Joseph Clifton Smith
Per Curiam
Whether and how courts may consider the cumulative effect of multiple IQ scores in assessing an *Atkins* claim.
1 Cite As: 608 U. S. ____ (2026) Per Curiam Supreme Court of the United States Gary Richard Whitton v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
1 · unanimous
Does a federal court err when it considers post-trial evidence to determine if a state court's finding of "overwhelming evidence" was reasonable?
1 Cite As: 608 U. S. ____ (2026) Per Curiam Supreme Court of the United States Kevin Mccarthy, Superintendent, Elmira Correctional Facility v. Pedro Hernandez
1 · unanimous
delivered the opinion of the Court (1).
1 Cite As: 608 U. S. ____ (2026) Per Curiam Supreme Court of the United States Daren K. Margolin, Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review v. National Association of Immigration Judges
1 · unanimous
Did the Fourth Circuit violate the party presentation principle by vacating and remanding a case based on an issue not raised by the parties?
_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ 1 Cite As: 608 U. S. ____ (2026) Per Curiam Supreme Court of the United States No. 25A1314 Wes Allen, Alabama Secretary of State, et al. v. Evan Milligan, et al.
1 · unanimous
The Court must determine whether to stay District Court injunctions that prevented Alabama from using its 2023 congressional map.