Supreme Court on Trial: Will the Justices Steer Away from Their MAGA Path?

The U.S. Supreme Court reconvened the first Monday in October for the new term after a summer recess. On the court’s docket are several high-profile cases with several more to be added. Court observers are watching how the court will handle these key matters to determine if the Supreme Court will continue in its MAGA direction or will it right itself and become more centrist. In this episode of the “Next Witness…Please” podcast, the “Judicial Twins,” retired judges Gayle Williams Byers and Thomas Hodson, delve into some of the key cases coming before the court in its 2024-2025 Term. With keen analysis, insight and biting commentary, they discuss the core issues of critical cases and give you a preview of how the court may view upcoming arguments. The most watched cases include matters concerning transgender rights of minors, ghost guns, payment of attorney fees in civil rights cases, a case involving people with disabilities, environmental cases and a case involving the FDA and e-cigarettes. The Court started its new term with 30 cases on its docket giving it plenty of room to add cases concerning November’s presidential election and cases further defining presidential immunity. It is expected that the January 6th case of election interference now before Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington, D.C. will go back before the Supreme Court for determining whether she properly applies the court’s most recent presidential immunity ruling. The court normally hears arguments from October through April and all decisions of the court are expected by the end of June 2025.