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Accountability|United States
On 1 October 2026 the Supreme Court granted the petition in Rhoney v. Barbosa da Cunha, No. 26-104 — whether noncitizens apprehended inside the United States may be held without a bond hearing under the administration’s mandatory-detention reading of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Certiorari is not a merits win for either side.
Accountability|United States
On 29 September 2026 the Supreme Court granted the government’s emergency stay in DHS v. D.V.D. (No. 26A406), pausing a Massachusetts district-court judgment that had blocked third-country removal guidance, treated the application as a cert petition, granted review (No. 26-426), and set December 2026 argument. Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson would have denied the stay.
Policy Watch|United States, World
On 30 June 2026 the U.S. Supreme Court held states may restrict girls’ and women’s school sports to biological females. World Athletics separately requires SRY gene testing for the female World Rankings category effective 1 September 2025.
Policy Watch|United States
Mahmoud v. Taylor (27 Jun 2025) required notice and opt-outs for Montgomery County’s LGBTQ-inclusive elementary storybooks. A Feb 2026 permanent injunction and reported $1.5M settlement closed the district chapter — the Free Exercise precedent travels.
Accountability|United States
On 2 March 2026 the Supreme Court vacated a Ninth Circuit stay as to parents in Mirabelli v. Bonta — Free Exercise and Due Process parental-rights theories. Emphasize: interim emergency relief, not a final nationwide ban on all student-privacy policies.
Accountability|United States
California’s SAFETY Act (AB 1955) still forbids districts from requiring parental disclosure of a pupil’s SOGI without pupil consent. After Mirabelli, the Ninth Circuit (18 Jun 2026) entered a limited injunction covering named parent plaintiffs only — not a statewide strike-down.
Accountability|United States
Short balance piece: Foote v. Ludlow (First Circuit 18 Feb 2025) affirmed dismissal of parents’ Due Process claim over school social transition without notice. SCOTUS denied cert 20 Apr 2026 — leaving a circuit contrast with Mirabelli’s interim parental win.
