Upcoming Supreme Court Cases: Transgender Rights, E-Cigarettes, and Holocaust Survivor Property Claims

As of the latest updates, the US Supreme Court is gearing up for its December argument session, which includes several high-profile cases. One of the most notable cases is *United States v. Skrmetti*, scheduled for December 4, where the court will consider a challenge to Tennessee's ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors. This case has garnered significant attention as it involves a federal judge's ruling that the Tennessee law violates the Constitution by allowing similar treatments for young people wishing to conform to the sex they were assigned at birth, a decision later reversed by a federal appeals court. In addition to this, the December argument session will also feature other important cases, such as *FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments* on December 2, which involves a challenge to the FDA's denials of applications to market new flavored e-cigarettes. Another significant case is *Hungary v. Simon* on December 3, where the court will examine the scope of the “expropriation” exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act in a case brought by families of Holocaust survivors seeking to recover property seized by Hungary. On the emergency docket front, the Supreme Court has recently denied several emergency applications. For instance, the court denied an emergency application for a stay of execution in the case of *Moore v. Stirling* on October 31, which involved Richard Bernard Moore, the last man on South Carolina’s death row convicted and sentenced by an all-white jury. Similar denials were made in cases such as *Hamilton v. U.S.* on December 10, where the court refused to stay the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit’s mandate, and *Collings v. Vandergriff* on December 2, where the court denied a stay of execution. These developments highlight the ongoing and complex nature of the cases being handled by the Supreme Court, reflecting a broad range of legal and constitutional issues. Thank you for listening to the SCOTUS News Tracker podcast. Don't forget to subscribe for the latest updates and in-depth analysis on Supreme Court news. This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.