If you want more cases about government contractors even after reading the argument earlier this week in Hencely v. Fluor Corporation, then The GEO Group v. Menocal, to be argued on Monday, Nov. 10, will be just the thing for you. The issue in GEO is whether a contractor facing a district court order that refuses to give the contractor immunity can appeal immediately instead of waiting for the end of proceedings in the trial court.

The justices returned to the courtroom on Monday for the start of the court’s November sitting. On Friday, they’ll return to their conference room for their first private conference since Oct. 17 and consider several petitions for review awaiting action from the court. 

Here’s a brief overview of six notable petitions up for consideration over the next two weeks. 

Security around the U.S. Supreme Court building is amped up a bit this morning, almost as if somebody really important was planning to attend. 

Updated on Nov. 6 at 3:37 p.m.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed skeptical of President Donald Trump’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs in a series of executive orders earlier this year. During more than two-and-a-half hours of oral arguments, a majority of the justices appeared to agree with the small businesses and states challenging the tariffs that they exceeded the powers given to the president under a federal law providing him the authority to regulate commerce during national emergencies created by foreign threats.  

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court considered whether it’s possible to run out of time to challenge a judgment that never should have been issued.