Overview
- On June 5, justices will begin announcing opinions in a 34-case docket as they head into the final weeks of the term.
- Trump v. CASA will test the scope of nationwide injunctions blocking President Trump’s order limiting birthright citizenship.
- The high court will rule on United States v. Skrmetti to decide whether Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors violates the Equal Protection Clause.
- In Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos, the court will determine if Mexico can sue U.S. gunmakers under the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.
- The term has shown unexpected alignments, with a 7-2 majority upholding the Biden administration’s ghost-guns regulation and a 4-4 deadlock leaving a Catholic charter school ruling intact.