The Supreme Court of the United States released its January argument calendar on Monday, November 2, 2026, scheduling six oral arguments over five days. The justices are set to hear cases from January 11-13 and again from January 19-20, 2027. The schedule includes legal challenges regarding the size of criminal juries, religious land-use regulations, and the enforcement of court injunctions.
The announcement follows the court's proceedings on Monday morning, where the justices heard arguments in Maxwell v. Dinis and Younge v. Fulton Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office. The upcoming January session will address several federal statutes, including the Equal Access to Justice Act and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act.
On January 13, the court will hear Kian v. Florida, a case brought by a Florida man challenging the state's use of six-person juries for defendants charged with serious felonies. A week later, on January 20, the justices will hear Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist v. Frederic. That case involves a Catholic church in northern Kentucky and a neighboring couple who live across the street and oppose the church's plans to build a shrine to the Virgin Mary on its property. The court will determine if land-use regulations preventing such structures constitute a "substantial burden" on religious exercise under federal law.
The outcome of Kian v. Florida will decide if a 12-person jury is a constitutional right for those facing serious felony charges. In Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist v. Frederic, the court's interpretation of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act will address the legal rights of religious organizations and individuals when local zoning laws conflict with religious projects. The 2000 federal law provides religious freedom protections for prisoners and for religious organizations or individuals seeking to challenge land-use restrictions.
Additional cases scheduled for the January session involve civil immigration detainees, veterans, and corporate litigants. On January 11, the court will consider Montoya Palacios v. Liggins, which determines if detainees who prevail in habeas corpus challenges against civil immigration detention are eligible for attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act. On January 19, in Marschner v. Marschner, the court will address whether the Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act requires state courts to refuse to enforce divorce settlement provisions requiring veterans to compensate ex-spouses if their retirement pay is reduced by the receipt of disability payments.
The court will also hear Apple Inc. v. Epic Games on January 11 to decide if a party can be held in contempt for violating the "spirit" of an injunction that is silent about the conduct in question. On January 12, in RiseandShine Corp. v. Pepsico, Inc., the justices will rule on whether the "inherent strength" of a trademark is a question of law for a judge or a question of fact for a jury.