The Supreme Court has taken up Trump-related cases in its new term, as well as cases dealing with gay and transgender issues and campaigns

The U.S. Supreme Court's recently concluded 2025–2026 term will go down in the books as a banner one for executive power. Not only did the Court abolish a New Deal-era precedent that blocked the president from firing "independent" federal agency heads at will,

Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett were questioned by the House and the Senate, the first time justices have appeared in Congress since 2019.

In addition to their salaries, much of the justices' reported income came from their book deals. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson led the pack earning more than $1.1 million last year for a total of roughly $4 million since her memoir, Lovely One, was published in 2024.

The U.S. Supreme Court concluded its 2025–2026 term with decisions that reshaped aspects of presidential power and federal regulatory authority. The term marked a series of significant, though not uniform,