Overview
- The Court has closed oral arguments for the term and now drafts decisions due by the end of June.
- Key cases still pending test an executive order to curb birthright citizenship, the president’s removal power over FTC and Federal Reserve officials, and whether states may count ballots that arrive after Election Day.
- States challenging the birthright order say it could deny citizenship to hundreds of thousands of U.S.-born children each year, and several justices signaled skepticism of the administration’s position during arguments.
- Rulings in Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook could widen White House control over agency leaders, though observers note the justices may show caution where the Federal Reserve is involved.
- The outcomes could affect how more than half of states run mail voting in the midterms and follow earlier term decisions that struck Louisiana’s congressional map and voided a global tariff program, underscoring a textualist approach this term.