From birthright citizenship to presidential firing power, the justices are sprinting to finish 22 cases before summer recess — and Donald Trump is not happy about where most of them appear to be headed.
Four landmark cases testing the outer limits of presidential authority are awaiting rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court, with decisions expected before the close of the current term that will shape American governance for decades.
In a rare procedural move, the Supreme Court on May 4 issued its judgment immediately in a major Louisiana redistricting case, bypassing the standard 32-day waiting period and handing Republican lawmakers the legal cover to redraw congressional maps ahead of the midterms.
A unanimous three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked California's requirement that federal immigration officers wear visible identification while on duty, ruling the state law unconstitutionally overreaches into federal authority.
A 77-year-old Anchorage man has agreed to plead guilty to threatening to kill six sitting Supreme Court justices in more than 500 messages sent through the court's official website, in a case that highlights growing concern over the safety of federal judges across the United States.
President Trump fired back at the Supreme Court in a late-night social media broadside after justices ruled his sweeping global tariffs were unlawful, vowing to push a new round of import duties and calling the court inept, embarrassing, and a threat to the country.
