April 2026 Archive
Showing 1–50 of 107 items published in April 2026, most recent first.
Court decides major Voting Rights Act case
Plus, the justices heard argument on Wednesday on the Trump administration’s effort to revoke temporary protected status from Syrian and Haitian nationals.
In major Voting Rights Act case, Supreme Court strikes down redistricting map challenged as racially discriminatory
The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a Louisiana congressional map that a group of voters who describe themselves as “non-African American” had challenged as the product of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.
Opinions and oral argument live blog for Wednesday, April 29
The court released its opinions in Louisiana v. Callais and First Choice Women's Resource Centers v. Davenport. In Callais, a 6-3 court held that Louisiana's map creating a 2nd majority-black district was "an unconstitutional racial gerrymander."
The final argument day
Wednesday is expected to be the final argument day of the 2025-26 term, as well as an opinion day.
Court seems likely to narrow ability of plaintiffs to bring claims for violations of international law
The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared poised to further narrow the extent to which U.S. courts can be used as a forum to consider alleged violations of international law.
Justices debate who gets to decide that pesticide labels need a cancer warning
The dispute centers on Monsanto’s popular line of Roundup herbicide products, whose main active ingredient is glyphosate.
Court to consider visa program for farmworkers
Today is Justice Elena Kagan’s birthday. Born in 1960 in New York City, Kagan has served on the Supreme Court since 2010.
Court decides to hear additional case next term, turns down petition from parents challenging school gender-identity policy
The Supreme Court on Monday morning agreed to decide whether the Department of Labor has the power to hold hearings to collect money from employers who violate the terms of the visa program for seasonal farm workers.
Justices appear mixed on whether geofence warrant violated the Fourth Amendment
Some justices seemed to advocate for a relatively narrow ruling that would clarify what such warrants require, even if it does not ultimately resolve all of the thorny issues potentially raised by the case.
Final arguments of the term
Welcome to what’s expected to be the final week of arguments for the 2025-26 term.
The week in review
Here's a look at what happened at the Supreme Court this week. Plus, a new survey explores the partisan gap in views on the court and its causes.
Justices debate rights of lawful permanent residents against backdrop of Trump’s immigration crackdown
The justices considered a challenge to how immigration officers classify lawful permanent residents who have been accused but not yet convicted of committing a crime that puts them at risk of being removed from the country.
Seven relists walk into a bar
Since our last post, the Supreme Court has been busy pruning the relist garden.
Justices to hear dispute over cancer warnings on pesticide labels
The case thrusts the court into a battle involving over 100,000 lawsuits, “billions and billions” of dollars, the international scientific community, federal and state policymakers, and, if you ask Monsanto, the very future of U.S. agriculture and innovation.
Two new opinions
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump criticized the court once again on Truth Social.
A big day for SCOTUSblog
It’s a new day and a new era for the SCOTUSblog website.
Opinions for Wednesday, April 22
We were live as the court released its opinions in Enbridge Energy, LP v. Nessel and Hencely v. Fluor Corporation.
Supreme Court will hear religious liberty case on Catholic preschools and LGBTQ families
The Supreme Court on Monday morning agreed to take up the case of a Catholic preschool challenging its exclusion from a Colorado “universal preschool” program.
A leak from the interim docket
As you’ll see below in the Morning Reads section, it was a busy weekend on the Supreme Court beat – to put it lightly. And we’ve got a busy week ahead, as today marks the start of the April argument session. We’re also just two days away from launching our redesigned website.
Opinions for Friday, April 17
We were live as the court released its opinion in Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. To learn about future live blogs and the latest developments at the Supreme Court, subscribe to our SCOTUStoday newsletter, which we send each weekday morning.