Argument sitting
November 2025 oral arguments
Monday, November 3, 2025
2Decided March 25, 2026
Does the fugitive-tolling doctrine apply in the context of supervised release?
Decided April 22, 2026
Does Boyle v. United Technologies Corporation, which immunized government contractors from liability under certain circumstances, extend to preempt state tort claims against a government contractor for conduct that breached its contract and violated military orders?
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
2Decided February 24, 2026
Must a federal court’s final judgment be set aside if the case did not have complete diversity when it was removed from state court, and can a plaintiff block diversity jurisdiction by updating the complaint after removal to include a valid claim against a nondiverse defendant?
Decided January 20, 2026
Does Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(c)(1) impose any time limit to set aside a void default judgment for lack of personal jurisdiction?
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
2Decided February 20, 2026
Does the International Emergency Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. § 1701 (“IEEPA”), authorize the president to impose tariffs?
Decided February 20, 2026
Whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) authorizes the President to impose tariffs on imports, and if so, whether the tariffs imposed by the President in April 2025 are lawful.
Monday, November 10, 2025
2Decided June 23, 2026
Whether RLUIPA permits suits for monetary damages against state officials in their individual capacities.
Decided February 25, 2026
Is a pretrial order denying a government contractor's claim to protection under Yearsley v. W.A. Ross Construction Co. immediately appealable under the collateral-order doctrine?
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
2Decided May 28, 2026
Can a federal prisoner use the compassionate release law to get their sentence reduced based on claims that they might be innocent or that their sentence is unfair, even though these same claims would normally have to be raised through habeas corpus?
Decided May 28, 2026
May a district court, when evaluating a motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i), consider as an “extraordinary and compelling reason” the fact that a defendant is serving a sentence substantially longer than what would be imposed today due to the First Step Act’s prospective changes to mandatory minimum penalties, particularly where the disparity amounts to decades of additional imprisonment?