Supreme Court Reveals Major Cases on Docket for October-Full List

Key Points:

• The Supreme Court's new term starting in October will hear seven cases addressing key issues including climate change liability, immigration detention, veterans' benefits, environmental regulation, federal sentencing, and digital privacy.
• In Suncor Energy v. Commissioners of Boulder County, the Court will decide if federal law bars state claims holding fossil fuel companies liable for climate-related harms, a ruling that could impact numerous similar lawsuits nationwide.
• Johnson v. United States Congress will examine whether federal courts have jurisdiction over constitutional challenges to veterans' benefits laws or if such claims must go through the Department of Veterans Affairs' review process.
• The Court will also consider Genalo v. Black to determine constitutional limits on prolonged immigration detention without bond hearings, potentially setting standards for due process protections for noncitizens.
• Salazar v. Paramount Global involves interpreting the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act in the context of modern streaming services and online data sharing, with implications for digital privacy and consumer data protections.