November 04, 2026
The Texas solicitor general urged the U.S. Supreme Court during oral arguments Wednesday to overturn a decision allowing a death row prisoner's successive habeas claim for intellectual disability under new diagnostic standards, saying the challenge did not qualify for a rare exception under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996.
October 30, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court will begin its November sitting by hearing oral arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of Colorado's universal preschool program and a dispute asking the justices to settle a circuit split over whether defendants in civil lawsuits can seek summary judgment based on unpled affirmative defenses.
June 15, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear Texas' challenge of a Fifth Circuit decision to allow a man's successive habeas claim under a rare exception for "previously unavailable" claims under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996.