The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up whether a federal law that bans gun possession for drug users is constitutional, with a decision expected by next summer, The Hill reports. The case stems from the prosecution of Ali Danial Hemani, an alleged regular marijuana user, who was charged after agents searched his home and found cocaine, marijuana and a Glock 19. His conviction was overturned by an appeals court, which ruled the law’s broad scope conflicted with gun rights. It also found that prosecutors had not alleged that Hemani was unlawfully under the influence when the gun was discovered. The Trump administration had asked the justices to take up the case.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared ready to strike down a 2024 congressional map in Louisiana that a group of voters has challenged as the product of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering, Reuters reports. During nearly two-and-a-half hours of oral arguments, the court’s conservative justices signaled they are likely to limit Section 2, which bars voting maps that would result in diluting the clout of minorities, even without direct proof of racist intent.

U.S. Supreme Court justices returned to the bench today with a docket of cases scrutinizing presidential powers, the Trump tariffs, transgender school sports bans, conversion therapy, the Voting Rights Act, gun limits and election finance. Today, the justices heard arguments in two cases: whether lawyers can be barred from speaking to their clients in certain situations and whether state limits on malpractice actions apply in federal court. Tomorrow, they will consider the legality of a Colorado law that bans so-called conversion therapy, which is intended to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity. SCOTUSblog has a roundup of today’s actions, including a review of cases that the court accepted for the 2025-2026 term and those it declined to accept for review.

The Trump administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the president's birthright citizenship executive order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. The appeal, shared with the Associated Press on Saturday, sets in motion a process at the high court that could lead to a definitive ruling on whether the citizenship restrictions are constitutional. The administration has asserted that children of noncitizens are not “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States and therefore not entitled to citizenship. In a series of decisions, lower courts have struck down the executive order as unconstitutional. Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued the rulings wrongly confer “the privilege of American citizenship on hundreds of thousands of unqualified people,” while opponents, including the American Civil Liberties Union, say the policy violates the Constitution. The case could set up a Supreme Court ruling by early summer.

After losing at the U.S. 6th Court of Appeals, journalist Dan McCaleb plans to take his case to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Nashville Banner reports. In McCaleb v. Long, McCaleb argues that the general public should be allowed to attend the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Advisory Commission meetings, which have been closed to the public since 2018. The appellate court ruled that the test for such challenges does not apply to advisory proceedings. The ruling upholds a district court opinion from 2024. In a press release, the Liberty Justice Center, which represents McCaleb, expressed disappointment with the ruling and said it would appeal.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case challenging President Donald Trump’s tariffs policy in November under an accelerated timetable. The tariffs will stay in place in the meantime, the Associated Press reports. The court agreed to take up an appeal from the Trump administration after lower courts found most of his tariffs illegal. Small businesses and states that challenged the tariffs say they have nearly driven their businesses to bankruptcy. “Congress, not the President alone, has the power to impose tariffs,” attorney Jeffrey Schwab with the Liberty Justice Center said. The Trump administration argues the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act grants the president broad authority to regulate imports, warning that striking down the tariffs could harm the economy and weaken U.S. leverage in trade negotiations.

The U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision on Monday lifted a lower court order that had restricted federal immigration agents from conducting broad roving patrols in Los Angeles. According to the Associated Press, the ruling allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to continue operations that have been criticized as racial profiling. The decision has drawn strong dissent from the court's liberal justices and from many California officials. While a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the raids will continue in federal court, the decision allows the administration to proceed with planned enforcement efforts, which already have resulted in more than 5,000 arrests since June.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett defends her 2022 vote to overturn Roe v. Wade in her forthcoming memoir, "Listening to the Law," arguing that abortion rights were never deeply rooted in U.S. history or tradition. According to Reuters, Barrett frames the court’s role as respecting choices made by the people rather than dictating them. She reportedly also reflects on criticism of her Catholic faith and addresses expanded use of the “shadow docket," saying the court is obligated to act on emergency applications. The book is set to be released on Sept. 9.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett praised collegiality in the legal profession as essential to a well-functioning judicial system during remarks Monday at the Seventh Circuit Judicial Conference in Chicago. Barrett, a former Notre Dame law professor and Seventh Circuit judge appointed to the high court by President Donald Trump in 2020, said lawyers learn to argue without letting disagreement consume relationships. She also credited that professionalism with enabling the system to work, according to Bloomberg Law.

Justice Samuel Alito will join the majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices who have written books while serving on the bench. According to Bloomberg Law, Alito will publish a book next year under Basic Books’ Basic Liberty imprint, a publicist for the publisher said. Details about the title, publication date and subject have not yet been released. Alito, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, will mark his 20th anniversary on the court in January 2026.