The Supreme Court scheduled its first slate of arguments for its 2025-2026 term, including a second round of arguments in a case involving Louisiana’s congressional map, which could have wider ramifications for other states’ maps.

The high court will hear a second round of oral arguments on Oct. 15 in the case about the constitutionality of creating a second black-majority congressional district in Louisiana.

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The justices heard a first round of oral arguments in Louisiana v. Callais in March but punted on a decision in June and ordered new briefs on whether the state’s “intentional creation of a second majority-minority congressional district violates the Fourteenth or Fifteenth Amendments.” The outcome of the case could further narrow the Voting Rights Act and eliminate mandatory minority-majority districts.

The Supreme Court scheduled Villarreal v. Texas as the first oral arguments of the term for Oct. 6. Justices will weigh whether a trial court curtailed a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right by prohibiting him from discussing his testimony with his lawyer during an overnight recess.

Another notable hearing scheduled for October is in Bost v. Illinois Board of Elections. Justices will hear arguments over a standing question about whether federal candidates and political groups may challenge state voting laws. The oral arguments in the case are scheduled for Oct. 8.

The high court also released its schedule for November oral arguments, with nine sets of arguments to be heard on Nov. 3, 4, 5, 10, and 12.

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The Supreme Court is expected to hold oral arguments for the coming term beginning Oct. 6 through April 2026, with decisions in the cases to be released throughout the term through the end of June 2026.

The justices have already taken up nearly three dozen cases for their upcoming term and will likely take up more than three dozen more cases in the coming months. Cases that the high court will hear that are not scheduled yet include a pair of challenges to state laws banning biological males from female sports.