Welcome to Supreme Court Brief, my regular column breaking down the top news from the nation's highest court. My name is Jimmy Hoover. I have been covering the Supreme Court for the National Law Journal and Law.com since April 2023. Thanks for reading. If you'd like to get in touch, you can reach me at [email protected]. Follow me on X: @JimmyHooverDC.

It will be a week to remember at the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices convene for the final oral arguments of the October 2023 term. As I outlined in last week's Brief, the court is slated to hear blockbuster cases on the homelessness crisis, abortion, and whether former President Donald Trump's is immune from criminal prosecution.

Today's edition looks at the first of those weighty subjects in the City of Grants Pass v. Johnson case, which has spurred significant input from cities, states and civil rights organizations across America.