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December 2026 oral arguments

6 cases across 5 argument daysArguments begin at 10 a.m. Eastern
Five argument days, December 1 to December 9, 2026. One of them has more than one case.

1 case
Excessive property forfeituresKenneth J. Jouppi, Petitioner v. AlaskaWhether, in determining whether a fine contravenes the Excessive Fines Clause, courts may consider the gravity of the underlying offense purely in the abstract or should consider the gravity of the specific defendant's wrongdoing.Argument 25-246

2 cases
AR-15 possession bansCutberto Viramontes, et al., Petitioners v. Cook County, Illinois, et al.Whether the Second and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee the right to possess AR-15 platform and similar semiautomatic rifles.Argument 25-238Semiautomatic rifle bansEddie Grant, Jr., et al., Petitioners v. Ronnell Higgins, in His Official Capacity as Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Transportation, et al.Whether the Second and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution guarantee the right to possess semiautomatic rifles that are in common use for lawful purposes, including the most popular rifle in the country, the AR-15?Argument 25-566

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International Partners for Ethical Care, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Bob Ferguson, Governor of Washington, et al.Whether parents have standing to challenge a law or policy that deliberately displaces their decision-making role as to "gender transitions" of their children, and in so doing creates present and likely future impediments to their ability to parent their children as they deem best for them.Argument 25-840

1 case
Voter registration citizenship rulesRepublican National Committee, Petitioner v. Mi Familia Vota, et al.1. Does the National Voter Registration Act or a federal consent decree prohibit Arizona from requiring voter-registration applicants to produce "satisfactory evidence" of U.S. citizenship when registering with a state registration form? 2. Does the National Voter Registration Act prohibit Arizona from implementing a program within 90 days of a federal election to cancel the registrations of voters who are not U.S. citizens?Argument 25-1017

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Threats against religious worshipDaniel Grand, Petitioner v. City of University Heights, Ohio, et al.Whether the First Amendment's established chilling-effect doctrine-under which a credible government threat that deters the exercise of fundamental rights constitutes a complete and independently actionable constitutional injury-is displaced by Williamson Cnty .'s land-use finality requirement when a plaintiff alleges that government threats both before and after a Planning Commission meeting chilled religious exercise, worship, and assembly.Argument 25-965