Supreme Court Opens October Term with Climate, Religion, Gun and Immigration Cases
The Supreme Court opened its new term on October 4, 2026, hearing arguments on climate-change lawsuits, voting-law challenges, religious-exemption claims and gun-regulation disputes. Earlier reports indicated that the term would also address challenges to semi-automatic rifle bans, proof-of-citizenship voting rules, parental-rights claims in transgender care, and several Trump-era immigration policies.
The docket includes a Colorado climate case against fossil-fuel companies, a dispute over funding for a Catholic preschool, and other high-profile policy battles. These cases reflect the Court’s focus on federal preemption, individual rights and the balance of state and federal authority as it begins its October session.