Top 5 Supreme Court cases to watch post-summer recess.

Supreme Court’s Next Blockbuster Term: Five Cases to Watch

As the Supreme Court wraps up its explosive term, the justices have already promised to consider a range of cases this fall that will have a lasting impact on legal precedent.

Landmark Decisions

The justices recently issued two landmark decisions that are already making waves. One overturned President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 of student debt for individual borrowers. The other held that laws compelling an artist to create messages that contradict their beliefs violate the First Amendment. Additionally, the justices banned the practice of affirmative action for college admissions.

Here is an overview of five cases that will define a fraction of the high court’s next blockbuster term:

1. Do domestic violence offenders have a right to own guns?

   The justices will hear a Biden administration appeal defending a federal law that blocks people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing a firearm. The case, known as U.S. v. Rahimi, involves a Texas-based man appealing his conviction for violating the federal law.

2. Trademark dispute over Trump ‘small hands’ joke

   The Supreme Court will consider whether a California attorney has a First Amendment right to trademark the phrase “Trump too small” for use on T-shirts mocking the former president. The case, known as Vidal v. Elster, centers on the attorney’s application being rejected by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

3. Can Biden tax the rich?

   The justices will also consider a tax case that could impact the fate of the Biden administration’s “wealth tax” and other future tax proposals. The case, Moore v. United States, challenges the constitutionality of the “mandatory repatriation tax” and its implications for taxing the U.S.’s ultrawealthy.

4. Will fishermen curb agency power?

   The Supreme Court will decide if the government can force commercial fishermen to fund a program monitoring herring catches off the New England coastline. The case, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, could have significant implications for the regulatory power of federal agencies.

5. Racial gerrymandering dispute threatens Rep. Nancy Mace

   The Supreme Court will consider a suit by South Carolina Republicans to preserve a congressional district after a lower court found it had been racially gerrymandered. The case, Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, will likely be argued in the fall and could impact the 2024 elections.

These cases, among others, will shape the Supreme Court’s next term and have far-reaching consequences for legal precedent in the United States.

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