Welcome to September, the final month of the justices’ summer recess. This time next month, we’ll be busy previewing the first oral arguments of the 2026-27 term.
At the Court

On Monday, the Supreme Court, by a 5-4 vote, granted the Trump administration’s request to allow construction on the new White House ballroom to continue. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote a dissenting opinion, joined by the court’s three Democratic appointees. For more on the decision, see the On Site section below.

Justice Samuel Alito’s financial disclosure for 2025 was released on Monday morning. Find Amy’s overview of it in the On Site section.

Two Republican groups have asked the court on its interim docket to block a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit preventing political parties and joint fundraising committees from paying preferential broadcast rates for political ads. For more on the request, see the On Site section.

Also on Monday, a Michigan group urged the court on its interim docket to require Michigan election officials to put on the November ballot its proposal for requiring proof of citizenship to vote in the state. Learn more about the request in the Morning Reads section.

This Friday at 9:30 a.m. EDT, the court will release its third and final summer order list. (We discussed what these lists typically address in our July 13 newsletter.)

New election disputes on the interim docket | SCOTUSblog