Supreme Court Preview: What Is in Store for October Term 2025?

 REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

On October 1, 2025, the Federalist Society's Faculty Division and Practice Groups will host a panel at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC to preview the 2025 Supreme Court term, which will begin on October 6, 2025. 

The Court's docket already contains a variety of major cases, including: 

• Whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act authorizes the president to impose tariffs (Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump)
• A dispute over whether the creation of a majority-Black district under the Voting Rights Act violates the 14th or 15th Amendments (Louisiana v. Callais), 
• The question whether an internet service provider can be held liable for "materially contributing" to copyright infringement (Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment),
• A First Amendment challenge to Colorado's "conversion therapy" ban (Chiles v. Salazar), 
• The question whether limiting participation in women's and girl's sports based on sex violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment (Little v. Hecox) and/or is precluded by Title IX (West Virginia v. B.P.J.), 
• A dispute over the standard for conducting a warrantless, emergency-based search of a home (Case v. Montana), 
• And the question whether the federal limit on coordinated party expenditures violates the First Amendment (National Republican Senatorial Committee v. FEC).

The full list of cases granted thus far for the upcoming term can be viewed on SCOTUSblog. 

Join us for a panel discussion of these and other important cases along with a discussion of broader questions about the direction of the Court.

Featuring: 

• Megan Brown, Partner, Co-Chair of the Privacy, Cyber & Data Governance Practice, Wiley Rein
• Prof. Michael R. Dimino, Professor of Law, Widener University Commonwealth Law School
• Hon. John Richter, Partner, Special Matters and Government Investigations Group, King & Spalding
• Jo-Ann Sagar, Partner, Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment, Hogan Lovells
• Carrie Campbell Severino, President, Judicial Crisis Network
• Prof. Kevin Walsh, Knights of Columbus Professor of Law and the Catholic Tradition, The Catholic University of America 
• Moderator: Amy Howe, Co-Founder & Reporter, SCOTUSblog

Pricing:

• Members: $25
• Non-members: $50

If you are interested in purchasing a table for the event, please contact Rory Smist at [email protected] or call (202) 627-1103.

Attendees may be required to present identification at registration for admission.

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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.