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What’s on the Supreme Court’s docket this term?

The high court has gaveled in with several cases set to impact Trump administration policies, including immigration.

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The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 4, 2026.
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 4, 2026.

Welcome to the daily Inside Scoop newsletter. The Supreme Court formally gaveled in a new term today, with justices considering whether Big Oil should be on the hook for costs associated with climate change. So what else is on the docket for the next nine months? And what cases will more decisively shape Trump administration policies? Also in today’s “Inside Scoop,” the U.S. is requesting more info from Russia about the death of a worker at an anti-plague lab. Let’s get into it. Supreme Court justices are back in session, following a term that delivered some high-profile losses to the Trump administration. In the first part of the year, the conservative-majority bench blocked President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs as well as his plans to severely restrict birthright citizenship, fire a Federal Reserve member and control the flow of mail-in ballots.

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Monday, October 5, 2026

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