Supreme Court to decide major cases before recess

The Supreme Court is set to issue rulings in nearly two dozen cases over the next few weeks, including several high-stakes matters involving immigration and presidential authority.

The court has yet to rule on birthright citizenship, the term's biggest case tied to an executive order signed by President Trump on his first day back in office. That order aims to end automatic citizenship for babies born on U.S. soil under the 14th Amendment. At oral argument, the Trump administration faced skepticism even from conservative justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts. Another immigration dispute concerns the revocation of temporary protected status for thousands of people from Haiti and Syria. The case questions whether federal courts can review such decisions by the Homeland Security Department. The justices are also weighing two cases on the president's power to remove federal officials. One involves a Federal Trade Commission commissioner fired last year, while the other concerns efforts to dismiss Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook. This week the court allowed Alabama to use a voting map that a lower court had found discriminatory against Black voters. Civil rights groups criticized the decision.

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Supreme Court nears end of term with major cases pending on guns, elections, immigration and presidential power

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The U.S. Supreme Court is nearing the end of its term, with rulings still pending in several high-profile disputes involving firearms limits, election rules, Temporary Protected Status and the scope of presidential authority.

The Supreme Court is preparing to issue major rulings in the coming weeks on issues including birthright citizenship and executive power.

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The Supreme Court has upheld birthright citizenship, ruling that children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present are citizens under the Fourteenth Amendment. The 5-4 decision was authored by Chief Justice John Roberts and joined by Justice Amy Coney Barrett. The ruling marks a setback for the Trump administration's immigration agenda.

High Court judges will take a 46-day recess from August 1 to September 15 2026. Urgent cases will continue to be heard during this period.

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The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear a case next term on whether Immigration and Customs Enforcement can hold lawful permanent residents indefinitely without bond hearings.

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