Gearing up for SCOTUS criminal cases starting on the First Monday
A few previews (short and long) of Supreme Court's criminal docket
October 3, 2025
Law360 and SCOTUSblog tend to serve as go-to spots for me when looking for overviews and previews of the Supreme Court’s criminal docket. And with the First Monday in October now just days away, these sources are not disappointing:
Overview of SCOTUS criminal cases
From Law360, “4 Criminal Law Cases To Watch As Justices Return“
From SCOTUSblog, “Upcoming criminal law arguments, and putting faith in life tenure“
Villarreal v. Texas (to be argued October 6)
From Law360, “High Court Right-To-Counsel Case Could Have Seismic Impact“
From SCOTUSblog, “Supreme Court to consider when lawyers can be barred from speaking to their client“
Barrett v. United States (to be argued October 7)
From Law360, “High Court Firearm Case Tests Limits Of Double Jeopardy“
From SCOTUSblog, “Justices to apply double jeopardy principles to federal firearm offense“
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