The Federalist’s Guide To The 2025 Supreme Court Term
Shawn Fleetwood
October is nearly here, which means U.S. Supreme Court justices are preparing to return to Washington, D.C., to hear arguments on some of the biggest policy issues in the nation.
In order to help readers navigate the vast maze of legal issues before the justices, The Federalist has compiled this guide identifying the biggest cases at SCOTUS this year. From challenges to President Trump’s tariffs to the longstanding battle over race-based redistricting, the high court’s 2025-2026 term is shaping up to be as exciting as the last.
Bost v. Illinois State Board of ElectionsThis case stems back to May 2022, when Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., and two other Republicans identified as presidential elector nominees filed a lawsuit against the Illinois State Board of Elections and its executive director. In their suit, the plaintiffs claimed that the state’s statute allowing ballots to be received up to 14 days after Election Day is in violation of a federal law establishing Election Day.
Bost and Co.’s lawsuit was dismissed in July 2023 by a district court judge, who ruled that plaintiffs “lacked standing” to bring the suit. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals later upheld that decision in August 2024, agreeing with the trial court that plaintiffs lacked standing and jurisdiction.
This prompted Bost and his fellow Republicans to appeal to the Supreme Court in November 2024. They specifically asked the high court to address the “sole question” of whether they, “as federal candidates, have pleaded sufficient factual allegations to show Article III standing to challenge state time, place, and manner regulations concerning their federal elections.”
SCOTUS agreed to take up the matter in June 2025, with oral arguments scheduled for Oct. 8, 2025.
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