June 2026 Archive

Birthright citizenship: “We break no new ground today”

Breaking down the birthright-citizenship decision

Court grants several new cases, including on whether the Second Amendment protects possession of semiautomatic rifles

Justices strike down campaign finance law

Court rules that states can exclude transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams

Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship

Supreme Court Weighs In on Unitary Executive Theory

Opinions for Tuesday, June 30

On Tuesday, the court released its opinions in Trump v. Barbara, NRSC v. FEC, West Virginia v. B.P.J., and Little v. Hecox.

The final four

Welcome to the final opinion announcement day of the 2025-26 term.

The last grants of the 2025-26 term?

Court agrees to hear six new cases, including dispute over proof of citizenship to vote

Justices’ financial disclosures reveal Bad Bunny concert tickets, plenty of travel in 2025

250th birthday minutes on the bench

Court rules that law enforcement’s use of “geofence warrant” was a “search”

Justices uphold state law allowing for late-arriving mail-in ballots

Court prevents Trump from firing Fed governor

Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC commissioner and overturns major restraint on presidential power

Supreme Court will not consider $5 million verdict against Trump

Opinions for Monday, June 29

On Monday, the court decided Trump v. Slaughter, Trump v. Cook, Watson v. Republican National Committee, and Chatrie v. United States.

The home stretch

We are expecting eight opinions in argued cases.

Hunter v. United States – the most important criminal case of the term

When justices wade into politics

SCOTUS Ends Judicial Review of Temporary Protected Status

Court rules on gun rights, immigration, and pesticide labels

We’re expecting more opinions on Monday.

An unusual retort to a dissent from the bench

Court rules for Roundup maker in dispute over cancer warnings on pesticide labels

Justices side with Trump administration in border dispute over asylum seekers

Court allows Trump administration to end removal protections for Syrian and Haitian nationals

Penultimate relists: papers, parents, and procedural puzzles

Supreme Court strikes down Hawaii gun restriction

Opinions for Thursday, June 25

On Thursday, the court released its opinions in Mullin v. Doe, Wolford v. Lopez, Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, and Monsanto Company v. Durnell.

Major decisions ahead

We’re expecting 12 more opinions in argued cases. At least one is expected today.

The blast radius of Callais – and what it means for Constitutional Law

Enforcing International Law in U.S. Courts

When Congress “overrides” the court

What to know about the court’s five latest rulings

The next opinion announcement day is expected to be Thursday.

Court sides with government in dispute over rights of green card holders accused of committing a crime

Justices reject constitutional attack on foreclosure rules

Justices send compensation dispute over seized home back to lower court

Court rules for Exxon Mobil in Cuban confiscation case

Supreme Court limits ability of foreigners to bring lawsuits for violations of international law

Court rules former Louisiana inmate cannot sue prison officials in religious dispute over long hair

Opinions for Tuesday, June 23

On Tuesday, the court released its opinions in Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe I, Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S.A., Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, Pung v. Isabella County, Michigan, and Blanche v. Lau.

Key takeaways from a jam-packed order list

Plus, the court is expected to announce one or more opinions this morning.

Texas asks court to leave in place age-verification and parental-consent law on apps

Supreme Court declines to hear several important cases, including on voting rights and the environment

Justices issue orders on murder-for-hire case involving social media influencer, the role of race in seizing persons, and the execution of a Texas man claiming to be intellectually disabled

Court reimposes conviction of man found to have killed Etan Patz

Supreme Court agrees to hear case on the ability to sue federal officials

Court determines federal defendants’ appellate waivers unenforceable if a miscarriage of justice would result