Supreme Court makes major announcement.
Which Cases Are on the Docket?
Story by Gabe Whisnant.
The Supreme Court will begin its 2025 term on October 6 with oral arguments in Villareal v. Texas, which presents the question of whether a court violates a defendant’s right to counsel by prohibiting the defendant and counsel from discussing the defendant’s testimony during an overnight recess.
The justices will also hear oral arguments in Berk v. Choy on October 6. The question presented in this case is whether a state law requiring the dismissal of a complaint if it is not accompanied by an expert affidavit may apply in federal court.
Other cases set for oral argument in October are Chiles v. Salazar, Barrett v. United States, Bowe v. United States, Ellingburg v. United States, Bost v. Illinois Board of Elections, Postal Service v. Konan, Louisiana v. Callais, Robinson v. Callais and Case v. Montana.
Why It Matters
The Court is set to hear several cases on issues that have drawn public interest.
In Chiles v. Salazar, the Court will consider whether a Colorado state law banning conversion therapy for minors by mental health counselors violates free speech rights.
In 2023, the Court declined to take up a case challenging a ban on conversion therapy for children in Washington. Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh voted to hear that case, but four votes are needed for the case to proceed.
Louisiana v. Callais, a case challenging Louisiana’s congressional map, is set for reargument on October 15. The justices first heard arguments in the redistricting case earlier this year. The Court will consider whether the map is racially gerrymandered to create majority-minority districts and whether the new districts violate the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.
What To Know
Cases scheduled for oral argument in November include Rico v. United States, Hamm v. Smith, Coney Island Auto Parts, Inc. v. Burton and Fernandez v. United States.
Current Supreme Court Justices: Full List
The current Supreme Court justices are Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
When does the Supreme Court Reconvene?
The Supreme Court’s 2025 term begins on October 6.
