U.S. Supreme Court opens its 2026–27 term with climate, privacy and retirement plan cases
The U.S. Supreme Court opened its 2026–27 term on October 5, 2026, hearing six cases in its first sitting. Decisions are expected by the end of June 2027.
Justice Department opinion narrows disparate impact liability in U.S. hiring
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel issued, on June 9, 2026, a formal opinion concluding that the way the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) has applied disparate impact liability goes beyond constitutional limits.
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down emergency tariffs, and the trade court rejects the replacement surcharge
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled, 6 to 3, that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not give the President the power to impose tariffs. The decision, issued on February 20, 2026, in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc., invalidated the global tariffs that had been based on that law.