The Supreme Court is navigating a contentious 2025-26 term marked by internal division and Chief Justice Roberts asserting control over an increasingly fractious bench. The justices are expanding their shadow docket while ruling on high-stakes issues from Trump's agenda to press freedom, with ideological fissures widening over the court's own institutional power.
·Chief Justice Roberts took charge amid tumultuous dynamics on an unruly bench
·The court is supercharging its shadow docket while justices divide over the practice
·Trump's agenda gained momentum from recent court decisions bolstering his authority
·A reporter must reveal sources or face contempt fines after the court declined intervention
·The 2025-26 term is shaping up as historically significant by numbers and scope
drawn from The New York Times, Axios, The Guardian, Reuters · updated 2h ago