Supreme Court gears up for new term with major cases on climate change, immigration and guns

October 4, 2026 / 7:00 AM EDT / CBS News

Washington — The start of the Supreme Court's new term is quickly approaching, with cases involving climate change, President Trump's immigration policies and the Second Amendment among the most high-profile disputes the justices will hear in the coming months.

But waiting in the wings at the Supreme Court are several legal battles involving Mr. Trump's second-term agenda, which will be discussed by the justices in forthcoming closed-door conferences and, if taken up by the court, decided by the summer of 2027.

The Supreme Court kicks off its term Monday with arguments involving a lawsuit filed in state court by the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, that seeks to hold energy companies accountable for the effects of global climate change.

Here are the big cases that the Supreme Court is poised to decide so far in its upcoming term, which begins Oct. 5:

On the first day of the new term, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a dispute between Boulder and two energy companies, Suncor Energy and Exxon Mobil.

The question before the Supreme Court is a technical one: Whether federal law prevents Boulder County from suing energy…

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