SCOTUS Term Review 2024-2025 (Presented by the Federal Bar Association Professional Development Committee)

This session introduces the 2024-2025 Supreme Court term as a contrast between a relatively modest merits docket and an extraordinarily active emergency docket. It highlights Chief Justice Roberts’ dominant role in the majority and examines the evolving positions of Justices Barrett and Jackson.

This comprehensive session covers the term’s major merits decisions across religion and civil rights, First Amendment issues, and administrative law. Key cases include Skrmetti on gender-affirming care, Mahmoud on LGBTQ-themed storybooks, TikTok’s national security challenge, and ghost gun regulations under Bondi v. VanDerStok.

This session examines the unprecedented volume of emergency appeals, including over 100 major applications during the term. The landmark Trump v. CASA decision eliminated universal injunctions, while ongoing litigation addresses immigration policy, federal workforce restructuring, and transgender service members.

This forward-looking session previews the 2025-26 term’s most anticipated cases on transgender athletes in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. BPJ. Additional cases include a challenge to Colorado’s conversion therapy ban and a potential revisiting of campaign finance limits on coordinated expenditures.

This closing session provides an opportunity for attendees to engage directly with the presenter on the term’s developments. Participants can seek clarification on specific rulings or discuss implications for pending and future litigation.