Overview
- The Supreme Court released its October argument calendar on Aug. 4 and scheduled seven cases over five days beginning Oct. 5, with Suncor Energy v. Commissioners of Boulder County set as the first argument.
- Suncor asks whether federal law bars state‑law claims that seek damages or abatement for harms from interstate and international greenhouse‑gas emissions.
- The U.S. government has sided with the fossil‑fuel defendants, asked for argument time, and argued these suits interfere with federal responsibilities; the case has drawn extensive friend‑of‑the‑court briefs and calls for justices to recuse over financial or past‑writing ties.
- Genalo v. Black, set for Oct. 13, will test whether very prolonged immigration detention creates a constitutional right to a bond hearing, what proof the government must meet, and whether the case is moot because the detainee was released in 2022; coverage links the dispute to a DHS policy from July 2025 on bond hearings.
- Department of the Air Force v. Prutehi Guahan on Oct. 7 asks whether environmental groups can challenge the Air Force’s permit renewal for unexploded‑ordnance disposal on Guam and whether the Air Force had to prepare a National Environmental Policy Act review, with wider implications for military projects and local communities.