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Wednesday, November 4, 2026
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Supreme Court Tracker

Updated November 4, 2026 · maintained, not published once

Updated automatically: the Supreme Court's newest opinions and orders, plus the cases argued so far this term and the questions they ask.

Opinions and orders from the Supreme Court's docket via CourtListener.

DateCaseRead
2026-10-22Scanlan v. Coalition for Open Democracy RevisionsOpinion
2026-10-22Scanlan v. Coalition for Open DemocracyOpinion
2026-10-19O'Donnell v. City of ChicagoOpinion
2026-10-14FCC v. BrownOpinion
2026-10-13Herrera-Salazar v. United StatesOpinion
2026-10-05Mulkey v. AlabamaOpinion
2026-09-30Nelsen v. PikeOpinion
2026-09-25People Not Politicians v. OnderOpinion
2026-09-25Department of Homeland Security v. League of Women VotersOpinion
2026-09-14Postal Service v. CaliforniaOpinion
2026-09-04National Republican Congressional Committee v. BrownOpinion
2026-08-31National Park Service v. National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United StatesOpinion

Decisions in argued cases usually come by the end of June. More arguments are scheduled for November 9 and 10.

ArguedCaseThe question
Oct 5Suncor Energy v. Boulder CountyWhether federal law bars state-law suits seeking damages from energy companies over climate change
October sittingGenalo v. BlackWhether a noncitizen held in immigration detention for a long time has a right to a bond hearing
Nov 2Maxwell v. DinisWhether a federal prisoner can use habeas to challenge the handling of First Step Act time credits
Nov 2Younge v. Fulton Judicial Circuit DA's OfficeWhether a defendant may raise a defense late in a pregnancy-discrimination lawsuit
Nov 3St. Mary Catholic Parish v. RoyWhether Colorado can exclude Catholic preschools from its universal preschool program
Nov 4Guerrero v. JohnsonA habeas corpus case

Courts

Supreme Court Opens Its Term With Boulder's Climate Suit Against Oil Companies

The justices are weighing whether federal law blocks state-law claims seeking damages from energy companies for climate change. The term ahead includes assault-weapons bans, voter ID and religious schools.

The Supreme Court began its 2026-27 term on Monday, October 5, with arguments in Suncor Energy v. Commissioners of Boulder County, in which Boulder County and the city of Boulder, Colorado, are suing Suncor and ExxonMobil under state law over the local costs of climate change, SCOTUSblog and NPR report. The question is whether federal law bars state-law claims seeking relief for injuries said to be caused by worldwide greenhouse-gas emissions, and whether the court can hear the case at this stage.

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Judge Clears E. Jean Carroll to Collect Her Award From Trump

The ruling follows the Supreme Court's decision not to hear the president's appeal of the 2023 verdict.

A federal judge in New York ruled Wednesday, July 8, that writer E. Jean Carroll can collect the damages a jury awarded her against President Trump, after the Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal of the 2023 verdict that found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation, The Wall Street Journal reports. The jury had awarded her $5 million; the money, about $5.8 million with interest, had been held in escrow during the appeal, according to Democracy Now.

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Opinions via CourtListener (Free Law Project); argument calendar from the Supreme Court.

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