New on SCOTUSGate: Walls v. Prince George's County asks whether a property owner must first petition the legislature to change a law before bringing an as applied takings claim. The Fourth Circuit's ripeness rule splits with other circuits. Case no. 26-107.

The Court takes up whether calling something the "Big Lie" can amount to defamation when paired with imagery that conveys false factual claims. Trump v. CNN asks how far First Amendment protection extends for pejorative labels used by publishers.

Peter Navarro is asking the Supreme Court to decide what "willfully" means under 2 U.S.C. § 192. The question: must prosecutors prove he knew defying a congressional subpoena was illegal, or just that he meant to not comply? Mens rea fight heads to SCOTUS.

The Supreme Court will weigh in on whether border agents need a warrant to search your phone. Anibowei v. Blanche has drawn a crowded amicus field as advocacy groups line up on both sides of the digital privacy question.

Hoffmann v. WBI Energy asks a basic but unresolved question: when a gas company condemns land under the Natural Gas Act, what rule decides just compensation? Circuits are split. SCOTUS may finally have to settle it.

Jesenik v. United States asks whether the Ninth Circuit can bar defendants from using investor behavior evidence to prove materiality in wire fraud cases, all to avoid "victim blaming." A bright-line evidence rule that may conflict with other circuits and this Court's precedent.

Amicus filings are piling up in Olympus Spa v. Armstrong, a case testing whether a Korean women-only bathhouse can keep its single-sex nudity policy under state anti-discrimination law. The volume of outside interest suggests this one could reach beyond Washington state.

Beaird v. United States asks the Court to revisit felon gun ban 922(g)(1) on Second Amendment grounds, question the deference owed to Sentencing Guidelines commentary under Stinson, and probe what counts as a qualifying firearm for conviction. Three distinct challenges in one petition.

The Court denied review in National Small Business United v. Bessent, leaving in place the Corporate Transparency Act's beneficial ownership disclosure regime. Challengers argued Congress intruded on state authority over corporate chartering. The CTA's reporting requirements stay in effect.

Woolard v. Thurmond asks whether states can fund homeschooling with secular curricula while denying the same support to families choosing faith-based materials. The case puts the Free Exercise Clause up against state control over what counts as acceptable instruction.