Supreme Court opens its new term Monday with a climate case on the docket
The justices have scheduled six cases for their first two weeks, and the biggest fights of the term may not have arrived yet.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court begins its new term on Monday, Oct. 5, when the justices return to the bench to hear the first arguments of the 2026–27 term.
The first cases
On opening day, the court will hear Suncor Energy v. Commissioners of Boulder County, in which oil companies want to end a Colorado county's lawsuit seeking damages for the local costs of climate change, and Johnson v. United States Congress. Later in the first week come Anderson v. Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee on Oct. 6 and Department of the Air Force v. Prutehi Guahan on Oct. 7. After the Columbus Day holiday, the court will hear Beaird v. United States on Oct. 13 and Salazar v. Paramount Global, a video privacy case, on Oct. 14. Arguments begin at 10 a.m.
What's still coming
Earlier this year, the court had filled about 40% of what is expected to be a 55- to 60-case docket. Legal analysts expect the most closely watched cases of the term, including disputes over immigration detention and federal spending, to be added in the coming months. If Democrats win control of either chamber of Congress in November, fights over congressional subpoenas could reach the court as well.
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