US EditionWhat to Watch as a Never-Ending Supreme Court Term Begins Again
The Supreme Court term includes cases on presidential removal powers, transgender sports participation, and birthright citizenship, with significant precedent changes expected, experts said.
- On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the first oral arguments of its new term, including key questions about presidential removal power and tariff authority.
- Experts say the court's recent rulings have increased high-profile decisions recently, leading to the overruling of long-held precedents including Roe v. Wade.
- The Trump v. Slaughter case asks whether presidents may remove FTC members without cause, following a September order removing Rebecca Slaughter and challenging Roosevelt-era precedent.
- Legal observers warned the court's emergency docket will remain important as the Trump administration pursues broad executive actions, though the birthright citizenship case is widely expected to be an administration loss.
- The court will consider Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J., with Jonathan Adler saying it may be less sympathetic to heightened scrutiny, and will hear Chiles v. Salazar on Oct. 7.
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