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The Supreme Court begins its 2025-2026 term on Monday, October 6, 2025. Their docket is packed with key cases that could have a major impact on the culture, election integrity, and presidential authority.
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Just days before the new session begins, the Supreme Court has agreed – so far – to hear 34 cases. But in all likelihood, the Court will decide to hear additional cases in the months ahead. Last term, the Court heard a total of 65 cases.
The 2025-2026 term also marks the 20th year of the Supreme Court being led by Chief Justice John Roberts, who was nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed 78-22 by the U.S. Senate on September 29, 2005, as Chief Justice.
Here are five top cases the Supreme Court will be hearing in the new term.
LGBTQ+
Case #1: Chiles v. Salazar
Kaley Chiles, a Christian therapist working in Colorado, brought suit against Colorado’s ban on so-called “conversion therapy.” She argues that the ban restricts her free speech and does not allow her clients to get the help they desire.
Many of her clients struggling with same-sex attraction and gender confusion have been referred to her by churches. But because of the ban, she is not allowed to counsel clients from a biblical worldview or discuss the transformative nature of Christ to live a life in obedience to God’s perfect design for sexuality. A licensed therapist is only allowed to affirm what the client is feeling about their sexuality and support current medical “affirming” care.
Colorado argues that counseling is not free speech but medical treatment and is therefore not in violation of the First Amendment. Every major medical and psychiatric organization opposes “conversion therapy,” calling it “harmful and potentially deadly”. Twenty states have banned conversion therapy.
Oral arguments will be held on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. If the Court finds in favor of Kaley Chiles, conversion therapy bans will no longer be legal.
For more information on this case, go here.
Cases # 2 and #3: Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J
These two cases both deal with the constitutionality of state laws banning biological males from playing on women’s sports teams.
Lindsay Hecox is a male student at Boise State University who “identifies” as female. He wanted to join the women’s track and cross-country team, but Idaho passed a ban on transgender athletes playing in female sports. The lower courts agreed with Linday’s argument that banning him from playing on women’s teams is in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause. Idaho petitioned the Supreme Court to uphold its ban.
Becky Pepper-Jackson, a biological male identifying as female, lives in West Virginia. She too wants to join the girls’ cross country and track teams at her high school. West Virginia also has a ban on boys playing in girls’ sports. The lower courts had ruled that “Becky’s” exclusion violated Title IX. West Virginia appealed to the Supreme Court.
Neither case has been scheduled yet for the 2025-2026 term. If the Supreme Court sides with Idaho and West Virginia, states would be allowed to ban transgender athletes from playing on women’s teams. For more information on these cases, go here.
Presidential Authority
Case #4: Learning Resources v. Trump
President Trump declared April 2, 2025, “Liberation Day” and imposed worldwide tariffs. He claimed authority to do so under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), giving the president authority to “regulate importation” of goods.
Two small businesses sued the president, challenging his authority under IEEPA to impose tariffs and arguing that no emergency existed. U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras agreed. Meanwhile, in another case brought by several small businesses and a group of states, the U.S. Court of International Trade also ruled the tariffs were illegal. On August 29th, the federal appeals court in D.C. also struck down a majority of President Trump’s tariffs.
On September 3rd, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to rule on presidential authority under the 1977 IEEPA, granting him emergency powers to impose tariffs. The Supreme Court decided less than a week later to take the cases, Learning Resources v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, ordering the cases to be argued together.
Oral arguments will be held on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
Election Integrity
Case #5: Bost, et.al v. Illinois State Board of Elections, et al
U.S. Representative Michael Bost, representing the 12th District in Illinois, is challenging whether ballots received after Election Day should be counted and if candidates can challenge unjust election laws.
Illinois counts ballots received up to 14 days after Election Day. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the case, stating Rep. Bost and the other two plaintiffs, Laura Pollastrini and Susan Sweeney, two presidential electors, had no standing to bring the case.
Judicial Watch, on behalf of the plaintiffs, appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing that the state laws governing the counting of mail-in ballots violate federal law by extending Election Day beyond the date specified by Congress.
Oral arguments are scheduled for Wednesday, October 8, 2025. If the Supreme Court rules in favor of the plaintiffs, it could end the practice of counting ballots received long after Election Day. It could also allow candidates to challenge laws that affect their race.
For more information on this case, go here.
3 Key Petitions Awaiting Decisions
The Supreme Court is also facing petitions of critical impact to the nation, but has not yet decided to hear these cases. Let’s pray that they do decide and will rule in godly wisdom and righteousness.
Parental Rights
The parents of a public-school child were shocked to discover that their child’s middle school was secretly socially transitioning their 11-year-old daughter and hiding their child’s new name and gender identity from them. She was being called by male pronouns, using the boys’ bathroom at school, and given LGBTQ+ promoting materials.
The parents sued the school in the case of Foote v. Ludlow School Committee. The parents argued the school had interfered with their parental rights as guaranteed by the Constitution. The school argued its gender policy was necessary to “ensure a safe and inclusive learning environment for students.”
The lower courts ruled that school authorities can substitute their judgment for the parents while the child is on school grounds. The courts also ruled that the school’s gender policy of “inclusivity” is an administrative rule, which excluded parents.
More than 1,000 public school districts have adopted secret transitioning policies.
The parents are petitioning the Supreme Court to reverse the Appellate Court’s decision and note, “The fact that parents reject gender ideology for non-religious reasons does not leave them without constitutional protection.”
For more information on this case, go here.
Overturning Same-Sex Marriage
In 2015, the Supreme Court legalized same sex marriage in the case Obergefell v. Hodges. Shortly after, Kim Davis, a clerk in Rowan County, Kentucky, refused to issue a marriage license on religious grounds to a gay couple, David Ermold and David Moore. She told them they could get a marriage license in another county.
Mr. Ermold sued and, in 2023, a jury held Ms. Davis personally liable for her actions and ordered her to pay the couple $100,000. In addition, the judge ordered her to pay $260,000 in attorney’s fees and costs.
Ms. Davis appealed, stating that issuing a marriage license would have violated her right to “freely exercise her religion.” The Appeals Court rejected her appeal, saying she was protected as a private citizen, but she was acting in her capacity as a government official when she denied the gay men a marriage license.
Ms. Davis, represented by Liberty Council, appealed to the Supreme Court, asking that it overturn the wrongful monetary judgment against Ms. Davis. She is also asking for the Court to overrule Obergefell, arguing that a right to same-sex marriage is not granted by the Constitution and has forced Ms. Davis to choose between her religious beliefs and her job.
Obergefell was decided on a 5-4 vote. Justices Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, and Alito dissented – all claiming the right to same-sex marriage has no basis in the Constitution. Ten years later, it is a different court with four new justices.
Could the Supreme Court overturn Obergefell and return the question of same-sex marriage back to the states, using similar reasoning as it did in overturning Roe v. Wade, where they found no constitutional basis for the right to abortion? Only four justices are needed to take up the case. Do they now have the five votes to overturn Obergefell?
For more information on this case, go here.
Birthright Citizenship
President Trump has asked the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of his birthright citizenship order.
In January of 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order ending automatic citizenship to anyone born in the U.S. unless at least one parent was a legal citizen or legal immigrant to this country. Numerous cases were filed in courts all around the country, with judges issuing national injunctions against the president’s executive order, ruling that his Order violated the Constitution.
In the last term, the Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. CASA that lower-court judges could not issue nationwide injunctions, but did not rule on the constitutionality of birthright citizenship.
On September 26th, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of birthright citizenship, arguing, “the mistaken view that birth on U.S. territory confers citizenship on anyone subject to the regulatory reach of U.S. law became pervasive, with destructive consequences.”
The vote to decide to take up the president’s appeal may happen by early November. If they agree to decide the issue of birthright citizenship, oral arguments could be held in 2026 with a decision coming by June 30, 2026. This one decision could have a huge impact on the future of our country.
For more information on this case, go here.
Stay tuned to IFA for important Supreme Court updates regarding these cases and others, so we can pray for God’s will and righteousness to be upheld at the Supreme Court.
“Seek good and not evil, that you may live; So the Lord God of hosts will be with you, as you have spoken. Hate evil, love good; Establish justice in the gate. Let justice run down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream.” (Amos 5:14-15, 24)
Let’s Pray
Heavenly Father, we pray for the nine Justices of the Supreme Court. May they judge fairly and rule wisely. May their decisions in these cases and every case be based on Your righteousness and justice. May they rule in accordance with the Constitution and not seek to write law from the bench. May they rule according to Your will. May they agree to hear cases that promote and further your Kingdom and restrain evil. Protect the justices from all harm, from any threats or violence, from all spiritual attacks of the enemy, and from any sickness or illness of body and mind. Reveal to them Your true justice, mercy, and salvation which is in Your Son, Jesus, who is our Supreme Judge. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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Belinda Brewster analyzes cultural, political, and world events from a biblical worldview. Belinda’s passion is to equip, support, and encourage parents and grandparents who are courageously battling against the spiritual and cultural forces impacting children and grandchildren. Photo Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images.
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Oh LORD God! You reign supreme and as such You are the Supreme Judge of the earth. Give these human Justices of our land wisdom from on high. May they acknowledge You in this Supreme Court.
May the forthcoming cases be presented with clarity and argued with honesty and truth. Help us in America to be rid of the lies, the deception, the confusion, the manipulation used to push unlawful, immoral ways on the people of this land. Help us, Oh God!
Father I thank you for positioning the or you have chosen before the foundation of the world to stand in the gap and bring your truth to the highest court on earth. We believe that your court is the final court Lord and are thankful for your truth and justice. Would you strengthen those who will be presenting their cases to do so with all of your power and might behind them. Would you turn the judges hearts to the truth and support all of the people who have been affected by the those who want to turn away from truth and justice. Would you let the outcomes reflect your will and your kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.
Thank you Father for your graciousness and compassion towards us.
Amen
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It is important to remember that we may pray for this issue or that issue but the real problem is that we live in a society plummeting into the depths of insanity. Just think of the issues that really excite the left…an unborn human is disposable, gender is a matter of personal choice, marriage can be between 2 (or 3 or 4) men or women (or between humans and animals which is coming next I assure you). Reason and science, let alone belief in a Creator God who established a natural order is mocked. This descent into madness is even given
a sort of pseudo-spiritual
covering, that humans are
“evolving” into the next
level of consciousness. In
other words, the pervert who once lurked in bus
station bathrooms trying to
lure in little children is now
hailed as the “heroic” new
man who has attained the
next level of spiritual
development. This fits in
perfectly with Biblical
Prophecy and is paving the
way for anti-Christ through
whom satan will try (and
fail) to overthrow God
before the return of Jesus
Christ. People who fall for
the leftist nonsensical
propaganda being pushed
by democrats should wake
up and realize they are
headed for an eternity
outside the presence of the
God they despise. It’s a fate
literally worse than hell and is actually the step after hell, the Lake of Fire.
Father, I ask that you will have personal encounters with the Supreme Court justices. Reveal your heart to them regarding cases they have to rule on. May they not be influenced by special interest groups, but the legal facts only and your guidance.
All glory ! honor! and praise ! to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ ! You alone are worthy to sit on the throne of justice for this world you created and all of the nations therein. We thank you Lord for your infinite mercy. We thank you Lord for your infinite, amazing grace. We thank you Lord that your hand of protection is over all nations and all people who seek your justice and your will. Your will be done God ! Your will be done ! In Your mighty name we pray !
Praying for the Father to steer this beautiful ship, USA, through His wisdom imparted to this dedicated and passionate group. May they be incredibly humble before Father, one another, and those involved in each of these cases.
Father, give Your wisdom and courage to them to do what is right in Your sight. Bless each of them for it and dispatch Your Angels to protect them and their families. Thank You for hearing our prayers that come before you. May You see them as One in Y’shua’s Name. Amen.
The left lives in a world that is opposed to rationality. . To think that anyone can “identify” as a different gender than what they are is to mistake fantasy for reality. It is to oppose the natural God-created order of the universe and is thus satanic in nature. The term “same-sex marriage” is an oxymoron. People have, I suppose, the “right” to be perverts but only a sick society would even consider giving such behavior legal recognition.
The war against reality is, by definition, destined to lose because reality is…well…real. Unfortunately it is causing havoc which will easily lead to the destruction of civilization itself because insanity precedes annihilation. In Orwell’s
“1984” the protagonist was told that the state could not only make him say 2 + 2 = 5, it could force him to believe it. Consider the implications the next time that some fool tries to tell you that a man can claim to be a woman (or a monkey or a horse or anything) and what that means for science. When the concept of reality itself is ignored, societal collapse and anarchy resulting in hell on
earth is approaching. And anyone who thinks that will be a good thing is on the edge of personal insanity. This is what truly defines a world without God.
Well-spoken, Don! Sane and rational! Aren’t we blessed that we are not doomed to a world without God, if we choose to be His children through faith in Yeshua’s atoning sacrifice – God with us!
Yes Mary Beth, human nature is corrupt and guilt is real. It cannot be “counseled” away. It can only be dealt with by true repentance and asking forgiveness based on the atonement offered by Jesus Christ, the Word of God made flesh. Sin is not so much what we do, it is who we are due to our satanically inspired desire to unseat God.
Dear Heavenly Father,
As a good Father would, I ask you to take each one of them aside with an open Bible and grant each one of them to see the situation from YOUR point of view and then grant them YOUR wisdom and a willing heart and YOUR strength to do exactly what YOU want them to do because only YOUR wisdom can solve the problems in this nation. And dear GOD if any one of them is not willing to see things YOUR way, please replace them with somebody who will wholeheartedly obey YOU. In Jesus Name, Amen.
I offer this same prayer for the members of the Supreme Court with a heartfelt AMEN.
Lord Jesus, please guide and direct the Supreme Court justices as they consider the cases that they will be reviewing in this upcoming term. Please put a hedge of Your protection around each and every Justice and their families. I pray that they will all submit to Your leading. Thank You Jesus,
I pray to God that the Supreme Court Justices vote that all these far left laws be changed to what the one and only Judge who follows the HOLY LAWS OF GOD JESUS CHRIST . AMEN
Thank you Lord for releasing the Spirit of Justice and Righteous Judgement over the Supreme Court. Bring a Host of Angels to shield them and give them wisdom. Keep their Security people alert and sharp. I say they will hear your voice and will Rule without fear. Jezebel I bind your withcraft and fear from influencing them. Lord strengthen those Judges who believe in you in their inner man. Let the Supreme Court influence lower Courts and bring the reverential fear of the Lord on every Judge in America. Root out woke unrighteous Judges who pervert Justice. Lord come in the Gates of America. We open up the Gates and say “ Come King of Glory.” Deuteronomy 32.4. He is the Rock, His work is perfect, for all His ways are Judgement. 🇺🇸
AMEN HOLY SPIRIT!
Spirit of life envelop your people!
“Seek good and not evil, that you may live; So the Lord God of hosts will be with you, as you have spoken. Hate evil, love good; Establish justice in the gate. Let justice run down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream.” (Amos 5:14-15, 24)
May each member of SCOTUS recognize that they answer to the Supreme Judge of Heaven and Earth, and therefore seek to establish justice in the gate. Our nation is reeling from injustice and Torah-lesssness (lawlessness properly understood). We desperately need justice to run down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream, YHVH. May we cease to call evil good and good evil, and align with Biblical Truth.
During this time of great spiritual upheaval in this nation, I pray for yourwisdom and your counsel to prevail.
May the justices be bound by your truth and compelled to deliver your will against the manifestations and usurpations of evil against thus nation. May every curse called forth fall short and boomerang back on the one who speaks curses against your nation and your divine providence. May the world see your glory and rebuke the enemies who seek death and provocation to war.
May this session confirm that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but spiritually driven by your your hand of justice only. Let the strongholds of evil be broken, in the name of the one who conquered death, once and for all. May the blood of Christ continue to cancel every stain and ritual of death that the enemy perpetrates.
In the name of Jesus, Yeshua ha Meschiach, Baruch ha Shem …. May His name be blessed forever, … vaed.
amen
I am Praying the Supreme Court will follow the will of the Lord Jesus, thank you Lord and thank you Supreme Court, Amen!
Thank you for concisely providing each USSC Case and Constitutional Clarification Request. Without such guidance and dates most people will not participate in this Spiritual Battle! And I appreciate IPA’s prayer with scripture references to help me focus.
Heavenly Father, these are serious issues that need Your power, not man’s.
Move the authorities of our country to make wise decisions that honor Your will, Your ways and Your truth.
By Your power make the votes unanimous in favor of Biblical truth!
We agree You are the Supreme Judge!!!
Apart from You we can do nothing. NOTHING.
May the hearts and minds of our court system be moved to collide with Heaven. May there be much victory in all these forthcoming cases.
How did we get here?
One sin at a time.
Forgive us Triune God.
May we continue to pray for our enemies and heap burning coals on their heads when we discern it necessary.
We ask Lord that your grace and glory be magnified in all these matters. We praise you in advance for the things that You are doing! There is only one good. God.
Mark 10:18
May there be an explosion of righteousness in our country because You have decided “it is time!”
In Jesus’ Mighty name and by His blood alone,
Amen
Almost the same prayer that I pray nightly for them🙌🙏 I also pray for their safety and the safety of their families.
Thank you Margaret for praying for our government daily. I confess, I do not.
A great reminder to me!