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Court opens term Monday at 9 a.m. CT: Suncor climate case first, guns and religious schools ahead

Published 5:00 PM CT, Sunday, October 4, 2026 · Updated 5:07 PM CT
In the 5 PM CT update

The Supreme Court opens October Term 2026 on Monday, Oct. 5, at 10 a.m. Eastern (9 a.m. CT) with Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County (No. 25-170), with Kannon Shanmugam arguing for the companies, Principal Deputy Solicitor General Sarah Harris for the United States in support, and Kevin Russell for Boulder, followed by Johnson v. United States Congress (No. 25-735), the Court’s day call shows. Reuters reported Boulder seeks damages from ExxonMobil and Suncor for climate-change harms, nearly 60 state and local governments have filed similar suits, and Justice Alito is recused. Fox News reported the term’s docket already includes state bans on AR-15-style rifles, whether states can exclude religious schools from a taxpayer-funded preschool program, and proof of citizenship to register to vote.

• Supreme Court
• October Term 2026
• Suncor
• ExxonMobil
• Boulder County
• Climate liability
• Second Amendment
• Religious liberty
• Voter citizenship
• Johnson v. United States Congress
• Constitution
• United States