U.S. Supreme Court 2024-25 Term: Key Decisions and Industry Impact

October 1, 2025 Article Collection

As the U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term, Frost Brown Todd has collected in one place summaries of notable rulings from the court’s 2024-25 term. This survey does not encompass every case decided during the term or those rulings that generated the most media coverage. Instead, as in prior years, the survey focuses on those rulings that are likely to be the most relevant—and thus, most helpful—to our clients.

That said, the 2024-25 term was not lacking for blockbuster rulings. The Supreme Court rejected the rising use of “universal” injunctions, upheld a state statute banning gender-affirming care for minors, and reinforced parents’ rights to voluntarily opt out students from certain school curriculum for religious reasons.

But other rulings that garnered fewer headlines—concerning topics like employment wage exemptions, attorneys’ fees, standing for indirectly related parties, and protections for retired employees under the ADA―may prove more immediately consequential to industry. Each summary includes a “key takeaways” section that focuses on the likely impact of the rulings.

Series Editors: Thomas Allen, Ben West

SCOTUS Collection

Tobacco Retailers Obtain Increased Flexibility in Choosing a Venue to Challenge FDA Decisions

October 1, 2025 | Publications

FDA v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., 145 S. Ct. 1984 (June 20, 2025) In FDA v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., ...

Supreme Court Reinforces Parents’ Rights to Voluntarily Opt Out Students from Classroom Instruction on the Basis of Religious Exercise

October 1, 2025 | Publications

Mahmoud v. Taylor, 145 S. Ct. 2332 (June 27, 2025) In Mahmoud v. Taylor, the U.S. Supreme Court addr...

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Employers Seeking a Wage Exemption Under the FLSA Are Not Required to Meet a Heightened Standard of Proof

September 30, 2025 | Publications

E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, 145 S. Ct. 34 (Jan. 15, 2025) In E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, the U...

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Indirectly Regulated Parties Face No Heightened Burden for Establishing Standing When It Comes to Redressability

September 30, 2025 | Publications

Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. Environmental Protection Agency, 145 S. Ct. 2121 (June 20, 2025) ...

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Supreme Court Narrows Retired Employees’ Protections Under Americans With Disabilities Act

September 29, 2025 | Publications

Stanley v. City of Sanford, Florida, 145 S. Ct. 2058 (June 20, 2025) In Stanley v. City of Sanford, ...

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Court Upholds Age-Verification Laws for Explicit Content Websites

September 29, 2025 | Publications

Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton, 145 S. Ct. 2291 (June 27, 2025) In Free Speech Coalition, Inc...

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Supreme Court Allows States to Ban Medical Treatment for Transgender Minors

September 28, 2025 | Publications

United States v. Skrmetti, 145 S. Ct. 1816 (June 18, 2025) The U.S. Supreme Court has been no strang...

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Supreme Court Rejects Appointments Clause Challenge to Preventative Services Task Force, While Potentially Expanding HHS Secretary Control

September 28, 2025 | Publications

Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc., 145 S. Ct. 2427 (June 27, 2025) In Kennedy v. Braidwood Manag...

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Winning the Battle is Not Winning the War: Obtaining a Preliminary Injunction Does Not Confer “Prevailing Party” Status for Recovery of Attorney’s Fees

September 27, 2025 | Publications

Lackey v. Stinnie, 145 S. Ct. 659 (Feb. 25, 2025) In Lackey v. Stinnie, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled...

Rejecting Universal Injunctions Based on History: How the High Chancery Court of England’s Powers Impact U.S. District Courts Today

September 26, 2025 | Publications

Trump v. CASA, Inc., 145 S. Ct. 2540 (June 27, 2025) In Trump v. CASA, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court ...

Supreme Court Rejects Alabama’s Attempt to Use Administrative Delay to Immunize Itself from Due-Process Suits

September 25, 2025 | Publications

Williams v. Reed, 145 S. Ct. 465 (Feb. 21, 2025) In Williams v. Reed, the U.S. Supreme Court address...

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Relief From Judgment Under Rule 60(b)’s Catchall Provision Requires “Extraordinary Circumstances,” Even When the Moving Party Seeks to Amend Its Complaint

September 25, 2025 | Publications

BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman, 145 S. Ct. 1612 (June 5, 2025) Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(...

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Supreme Court Rejects Requirement That Majority-Group Plaintiffs Meet a Heightened Standard to Bring Title VII Claims

June 5, 2025 | Publications

On June 5, 2025, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court invalidated how some courts evaluated so-called “r...

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Sick of ALJs? The New Right to Federal Court During Agency Prosecutions

March 18, 2025 | Presidential Administration Impacts

Practitioners and scholars all agree that last summer, the U.S. Supreme Court overhauled the adminis...

Supreme Court Strikes Down EPA’s Use of Narrative “End-Result” Limitations in Discharge Permits

March 4, 2025 | Publications

Today, in a decision based ostensibly on settled rules of statutory construction, but underlain by c...

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All State Law Bark, No Federal Court Bite—Supreme Court’s Royal Canin Decision Rules That a Complaint With Only “Leftover” State-Law Claims Will Not Remain in Federal Court

February 4, 2025 | Publications

In Royal Canin U. S. A., Inc. v. Wullschleger, No. 23-677 (Jan. 15, 2025), the U.S. Supreme Court is...

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A Trio of Arbitration Cases: Clarifying the Scope of the Federal Arbitration Act

September 26, 2024 | Publications

Nearly 100 years ago, the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) was enacted on the straightforward principle...

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Supreme Court Holds That Constitutional Limits on Permit Conditions Apply to Both Legislative and Administrative Actions

September 26, 2024 | Publications

Sheetz v. County. of El Dorado, California, 144 S. Ct. 893 (Apr. 12, 2024) In Sheetz v. County of El...

Defining the Scope of Presidential Immunity: Trump v. U.S. and Its Far-Reaching, Yet Unknowable, Future Impact

September 26, 2024 | Publications

Trump v. United States, 144 S. Ct. 2312 (July 1, 2024) In its 2023-2024 term, the U.S. Supreme Court...

Supreme Court Curtails Agencies’ Authority to Impose Civil Penalties Without a Jury Trial

September 26, 2024 | Publications

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, 144 S. Ct. 2117 (June 27, 2024) In Securities and Exc...

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Supreme Court Ends Third-Party Releases in Bankruptcy

September 26, 2024 | Publications

Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., 144 S. Ct. 2017 (June 27, 2024) In a hotly contested 5-4 opinion, ...

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Limited Influencers: Supreme Court Holds That Social Media Users Can’t Stop Government from Prompting Content Moderation

September 26, 2024 | Publications

Murthy v. Missouri, 144 S. Ct. 1972 (June 26, 2024) As any social media user knows, content moderati...

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Can States Control Your Social Media Scroll? A Supreme Court Win for the First Amendment

September 26, 2024 | Publications

Moody v. Netchoice, LLC, 144 S. Ct. 2383 (July 1, 2024) In Moody v. Netchoice, LLC, the U.S. Supreme...

Supreme Court Rules Anti-Camping Ordinances Do Not Violate the Constitution

September 26, 2024 | Publications

City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, 144 S. Ct. 2202 (June 28, 2024) In City of Grants Pass, Oreg...

Supreme Court Rejects Bright-Line Preemption Standard Under the National Bank Act

September 26, 2024 | Publications

Cantero v. Bank of Am., N. A., 144 S. Ct. 1290 (May 30, 2024) In Cantero v. Bank of America, the U.S...

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Supreme Court Overrules the ‘Chevron Doctrine’ and Changes the Face of Federal Regulatory and Administrative Law

September 26, 2024 | Publications

Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 144 S. Ct. 2244 (June 28, 2024) In Loper Bright Enterprises v....

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Considering the ‘Trump Too Small’ Trademark, Supreme Court Holds that Lanham Act’s Names Clause Does Not Violate the First Amendment

September 26, 2024 | Publications

Vidal v. Elster, 144 S. Ct. 1507 (June 13, 2024) In Vidal v. Elster, the U.S. Supreme Court unanim...

Muldrow v. City of St. Louis: Supreme Court Establishes New Harm Standard for Title VII Discrimination Claims

April 22, 2024 | Publications

Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, 144 S. Ct. 193 (Apr. 17, 2024) The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent opini...