Yesterday afternoon, the Court released the argument calendar for the first two months of the October 2025 term. (This seems later in the summer than usual but I haven't checked my memory on that.) Amy Howe has a highlight of some of the major cases and I will offer more details in a future blog post soon. In particular, she notes the Oct 7 argument on the Colorado "conversion therapy" ban (Chiles v. Salazar) and the Oct 15 Voting Rights Act case (Louisiana v. Callais). I'll also highlight the other Oct 15 case concerning warrant requirements (Case v. Montana) as well as an Oct 8 challenge to mail ballot procedures (Bost v. Illinois Board of Elections). Again, more details on those and other cases to come soon.
But I'm offering this quick post now because it appears that the Court is continuing the lottery system for public seating, although the FAQ still calls it a "pilot program" (last term was the first). You can enter the lottery now; it's per argument (not per day), opens after that month's schedule is released. Note that it's a random drawing and there does not appear to be any value to registering early — but the chance to enter it closes 4 weeks before the argument. You can enter for a group but the FAQs warn that you cannot enter more than once either individually or as part of a group, that names must match a photo ID, and that "[i]f duplicate entries are submitted for the same argument, the Court may exclude all entries from those individual(s) from the lottery." Also plan to check your email, as you'll need to confirm your entry right away and also confirm that you'll attend if you are offered a seat (about 3 weeks before the argument).