Supreme Court’s New Term Could Take Up Immigration, Prediction Markets and Ten Commandments Cases

The US Supreme Court begins its new nine-month term next Monday and may add major cases on immigrant detention, prediction market regulation and a Texas law requiring Ten Commandments displays in schools.

Supreme Court Weighs Trump Administration’s Detention Policy

The Trump administration has asked the court to let it continue detaining immigration arrestees without bond hearings, even those who have lived in the US for years. Immigration and Customs Enforcement changed its position last year to treat non-citizens already living in the country as “applicants for admission” subject to mandatory detention. Immigration lawyer Kemal Hepsen said the administration has lost 9 of 11 appeals court decisions on the issue and argued there is nothing left to work out at lower court levels.

Prediction Markets Face Gambling Regulation Fight

The court may also hear cases involving Kalshi, Crypto.com and Robinhood over whether prediction markets count as gambling. Operators argue their event contracts are financial derivatives that only the CFTC should regulate, while a bipartisan group of states says sports-related offerings amount to gambling under state law. The Trump administration has backed the platforms, and Polymarket previously received investment from a venture firm backed by Donald Trump Jr. Sports lawyer Daniel Wallach said the case involves an unusually broad set of stakeholders, from states and tribes to casinos and financial exchanges.

Texas Ten Commandments Law Faces Supreme Court Appeal

Texas families backed by the ACLU are appealing a 2025 law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments, after the 5th Circuit ruled it did not violate the Constitution. ACLU lawyer Chloe Kempf said families and faith communities, not politicians, should decide religion’s role in children’s lives. The court struck down a similar Kentucky law in 1980, though it later discarded that legal framework in a 2022 ruling. Louisiana, Arkansas and Alabama have passed similar laws, with Louisiana’s case also facing legal challenges.

Term Opens With Climate Liability Case

The term begins Monday with arguments over whether oil companies like ExxonMobil can be held financially liable for contributing to climate change.