When it returns to the courtroom in September to begin its 2025-2026 term, the Supreme Court will hear argument in only two cases, the court announced today. One of them — Morgan v. Ygrene Energy Fund, Inc. — is number 5 on our list of the court’s oldest unargued non-capital cases.
It’s unlikely that two-case calendars will be the norm for this term. If recent trends hold, the court will have light calendars until the last three or four oral argument sessions. (See here.) That’s a departure from a policy instituted in 2016-2017, when the court decided to have its calendars more evenly balanced throughout the term instead of backloading cases.
On Monday, September 8, in San Francisco, the court will hear these cases (with the issue or issues presented as summarized by court staff or, when stated, as limited by the court itself):
Morgan v. Ygrene Energy Fund, Inc.: “Must a homeowner exhaust administrative tax remedies by filing a claim for a refund with an assessment board before filing an action asserting consumer protection claims against private entities involved in the implementation of a loan program in which the loans are repaid through assessments on the property and the local government acquires a tax lien on the property?” The court granted review in February 2023. More about the case here.
In re S.R.: “(1) When a juvenile court’s jurisdictional findings establish that a parent committed an offense that the law requires be reported to the statewide Child Abuse Centralized Index (CACI), should an appellate court presume, on an otherwise silent record, the offense has been or will be reported to CACI? (2) If unrebutted, is this presumption sufficient to avoid dismissal for mootness?” The court granted review in September 2024. More about the case here.
Briefs for the cases will soon be posted here. The arguments will be live streamed. Opinions in the cases should file by December 4.
