The October sitting is underway.
Latest verified update: the October 10 response filing in FCC v. Brown.
Latest entries
FCC v. Brown
No. 26A476; response also captioned No. 26A477 · Respondents oppose both stay applications. They argue that the Fourth Circuit’s mandamus order is consistent with the Court’s earlier stay because it requires the FCC to decide the pending application for review; that the dispute is an unsuitable certiorari vehicle; that neither the FCC nor the party committees face irreparable harm from an order requiring an agency decision; and that the equities weigh against a stay. They ask the Court to deny the applications, terminate the administrative stay, and restore the Fourth Circuit’s order. This is a party filing, not a Court ruling.
Response PDF · 79 pagesBeaird v. United States
No. 25-5343 · The October 13 day call allots 20 minutes to Kevin Joel Page for petitioner, 20 minutes to Eric J. Feigin for the United States supporting vacatur, and 20 minutes to Anthony J. Dick as Court-appointed amicus.
Day-call PDF · 1 pageFCC v. Brown
No. 26A476 · Chief Justice Roberts stayed the Fourth Circuit’s October 7 judgment pending further order of the Chief Justice or the Court. The order requires a response to the application by October 10 at 5 p.m. EDT. It does not decide the application on the merits.
Order PDF · 1 pageIn re Jamaal Howard
No. 26-5773 (26A470) · The Court denied the application for a stay of execution referred by Justice Alito and the petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The one-page order states no reasons.
Order PDF · 1 pageHoward v. Texas
No. 26-5759 (26A459) · The Court denied the application for a stay of execution referred by Justice Alito and the petition for a writ of certiorari. Justice Jackson would have granted the stay application.
Order PDF · 1 pageIn re Jamaal Howard
No. 26-5754 (26A456) · The Court denied the application for a stay of execution referred by Justice Alito and the petition for a writ of mandamus. The one-page order states no reasons.
Order PDF · 1 pageDepartment of the Air Force v. Prutehi Guahan
No. 25-579 · The Court heard argument October 7 and posted an 88-page transcript. Petitioners argued that filing a RCRA permit-renewal application is neither final agency action nor displaced from RCRA’s staged environmental-review process by NEPA. Respondent argued that the Air Force had completed its decision to continue open detonation, that the application produced legal consequences, and that RCRA does not displace NEPA. The transcript records argument, not a decision.
Transcript PDF · 88 numbered pagesAnderson v. Intel
No. 25-498 · The Court heard argument October 6 and posted a 70-page transcript. Petitioners argued that ERISA prudence allegations should be assessed under Rule 8 in their full context. Respondents argued that comparisons between materially different investment funds do not plausibly establish imprudence. The United States supported respondents, addressing when fund-underperformance comparisons require similar investment objectives. The transcript records argument, not a decision.
Transcript PDF · 70 numbered pagesDepartment of the Air Force v. Prutehi Guahan
No. 25-579 · The October 7 day call schedules one hour of argument. Sopan Joshi will argue for petitioners; Caroline A. Flynn will argue for respondent. The case concerns review of a federal RCRA permit-renewal application and the timing of NEPA review.
Day-call PDF · 1 pageOctober Term 2026 cases for argument
The Court labels its October 1 granted-and-noted list “Corrected—10/6/26.” It still reports 30 cases and 29 arguments, including the Rule 46 dismissal of Genalo v. Black. Excluding that dismissal leaves 29 cases and 28 arguments. The correction label does not identify an additional grant or denial.
Corrected granted-list PDF · 4 pagesAnderson v. Intel
No. 25-498 · The Court’s October 6 day call allots one hour: Matthew W. H. Wessler receives 30 minutes for petitioners; Charles L. McCloud receives 20 minutes for respondents; and Aimee Brown receives 10 minutes for the United States as amicus supporting respondents.
Day-call PDF · 1 pageMulkey v. Alabama
No. 25-7499 · Justice Sotomayor concurred in the denial of certiorari because plain-error review limited the Court’s review. Her statement describes a potential juror’s arrest before the jury pool and its possible effect on juror candor and impartiality. This is the statement attached to the October 5 order list, now separately available as a Court PDF; it is not an additional denial or a merits opinion.
Statement PDF · 2 pagesSeven summary dispositions
The Court granted, vacated, and remanded Garcia v. Hobbs and Trevino v. Hobbs in light of Louisiana v. Callais; Whitehead v. United States in light of Abouammo v. United States; Snipe, Hickman, and Obyeis in light of Hunter v. United States; and Mullin v. National TPS Alliance in light of Mullin v. Doe. The list also denies three stay applications, requests the Solicitor General’s views in seven cases, and includes Justice Sotomayor’s statement respecting the denial of certiorari in Mulkey v. Alabama.
Order-list PDF · 42 pagesThe Court returns for argument
October Term 2026 runs from October 5, 2026, through October 3, 2027. The Court’s current-term opinion table opens with no entries. Four arguments are scheduled for October 5–7, beginning with Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County and Johnson v. United States Congress.
Arguments on October 5, 2026
The Court’s day call sets Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, No. 25-170, as the first argument and Johnson v. United States Congress, No. 25-735, as the second. Each case is allotted one hour. In Suncor, petitioners receive 20 minutes, the United States receives 10 minutes as amicus supporting petitioners, and respondents receive 30 minutes.
Day-call PDF · 1 pageChatrie v. United States
No. 25-112 · The Court’s preliminary print assigns the opinion the citation 609 U.S. 605. The judgment and opinion are unchanged.
Preliminary-print PDF · 69 pagesAFP Foundation v. Albence
No. 26A349 · The Court denied the application for a writ of injunction presented to Justice Alito and referred by him to the Court. The one-page order states no reasons.
Order PDF · 1 pageOctober Term 2026 cases for argument
The Court’s October 1 list now includes the grants in Missionaries of St. John v. Frederic, Marschner v. Marschner, Rhoney v. Barbosa da Cunha, and Department of Homeland Security v. D.V.D. It reports 30 cases corresponding to 29 arguments, with one case—Genalo v. Black—disposed of without argument by a Rule 46 dismissal.
Granted-and-noted list PDF · 4 pagesSession beginning October 5, 2026
The Court posted its three-page hearing list for the October sitting. It identifies counsel for Suncor Energy v. Boulder County and Johnson v. United States Congress on October 5; Anderson v. Intel on October 6; Department of the Air Force v. Prutehi Guahan on October 7; Beaird v. United States on October 13; and Salazar v. Paramount Global on October 14. Each case is allotted one hour.
Hearing list PDF · 3 pagesMissionaries of St. John, Inc. v. Frederic
No. 25-1131 · The Court granted the petition for a writ of certiorari limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
Order PDF · 1 pageMarschner v. Marschner
No. 25-1349 · The Court granted Roxane M. Marschner’s petition for a writ of certiorari.
Order PDF · 1 pageRhoney v. Barbosa da Cunha
No. 26-104 · The Court granted the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Acting Director Rhoney.
Order PDF · 1 pageBeaird v. United States
No. 25-5343 · The Court granted the Solicitor General’s motion for divided argument.
Order PDF · 1 pagePike v. Tennessee
No. 26-5696 (26A414) · The Court denied Christa G. Pike’s application for a stay of execution and petition for a writ of certiorari. Justice Kavanaugh referred the stay application to the Court.
Order PDF · 1 pageStrulovitch v. Bain
No. 26A382 · Justice Sotomayor denied the application for a stay without prejudice to the applicants seeking relief again, if necessary, after state-court remedies are exhausted.
Order PDF · 1 pageDepartment of Homeland Security v. D.V.D.
No. 26-426 (26A406) · The Court stayed the District of Massachusetts’s February 25 order and judgment, treated the stay application as a petition for certiorari, and granted review. The parties must brief jurisdiction, the District Court’s authority under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(f)(1), and the legality of the Government’s third-country-removal guidance. The Clerk must set briefing for argument in the December 2026 session. Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson would have denied the stay.
Order PDF · 1 pageBeasley v. Comerford
No. 26-5697 (26A415) · The Court denied Curtis W. Beasley’s application for a stay of execution and petition for a writ of certiorari. Justice Thomas referred the stay application to the Court.
Order PDF · 1 pageBeasley v. Florida
No. 26-5678 (26A405) · The Court denied Curtis W. Beasley’s application for a stay of execution and petition for a writ of certiorari. Justice Thomas referred the stay application to the Court.
Order PDF · 1 pagePeople Not Politicians v. Onder
No. 26A388 · In a per curiam opinion, the Court stayed the Eighth Circuit’s September 21 mandate and September 22 order and the District Court’s September 21 and 22 injunctions. The Court left its September 10 stay in effect and directed that lower courts not prohibit Missouri’s use of the 2022 congressional map or require use of the 2025 map in the 2026 election. It relied on the ongoing election, ballots already printed and mailed, and the Purcell principle against late federal-court changes to state election rules.
Opinion PDF · 5 pagesDepartment of Homeland Security v. League of Women Voters
No. 26A308 · In a per curiam opinion, the Court stayed the District Court’s order vacating the modified Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program while the Government’s appeal proceeds. The Court concluded that the plaintiff organizations likely have standing, but that the organizations’ statutory and Administrative Procedure Act claims likely lack merit because 8 U.S.C. § 1373 likely authorizes the information sharing at issue. Justice Jackson, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Kagan, dissented.
Opinion PDF · 19 pagesRamey v. Texas
No. 26-5637 (26A380) · The Court denied Ker’Sean O. Ramey’s application for a stay of execution of his death sentence and his petition for a writ of certiorari. Justice Alito referred the stay application to the Court.
Order PDF · 1 pageLee v. Lovelace
No. 26-5541 (26A337) · The Court denied Jeffery Lee’s application for a stay of execution of his death sentence and his petition for a writ of certiorari.
Order PDF · 1 pageNorman v. Texas
No. 26-5558 (26A353) · The Court denied LeJames Norman’s application for a stay of execution and petition for a writ of certiorari. It granted his motion to file the petition under seal with redacted copies for the public record.
Order PDF · 1 pageGenalo v. Black
No. 25-886 · Case dismissed under Rule 46 on September 11 and removed from the October 13 argument calendar. The Court’s revised calendar leaves Beaird v. United States as the only argument on October 13 and renumbers Salazar v. Paramount Global as the second argument of the sitting on October 14.
Conahan v. Florida
No. 26-5476 (26A306) · Stay of execution and petition for certiorari denied.
Order PDFNational Republican Congressional Committee v. Brown
No. 26A274 · Per curiam · Justice Jackson dissenting.
Opinion PDF · 5 pagesNational Park Service v. National Trust
No. 26A203 · Per curiam · Separate opinions by Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Sotomayor and Jackson.
Opinion PDF · 14 pagesEnbridge Energy, LP v. Nessel
May the 30-day deadline in 28 U.S.C. § 1446(b)(1) be equitably tolled?
The statute’s text, structure, and context are inconsistent with equitable tolling. Enbridge’s removal was untimely.
- Decision
- 9–0 Unanimous
- Opinion by
- Sotomayor For the Court
- Argued
- Feb 24 2026
- Decided
- Apr 22 2026
- Removal
- 887 days after service
- Reported
- 608 U.S. 67 18 pages