Overview
- Oral arguments begin this month, including a case on Trump’s attempt to remove Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, a fight that could affect the central bank’s independence.
- The Court will hear a challenge to birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to immigrant parents, which legal scholars warn could affect hundreds of thousands of people.
- Justices will consider whether existing statutes permit unilateral presidential tariffs and how far Congress may limit presidential control over federal agencies.
- The docket also includes disputes over Congress’s power of the purse that test whether a president may withhold or redirect appropriated funds.
- Beyond executive power, the term features cases on gun rights, transgender athletes in women’s sports, campaign finance limits, and race in redistricting, with major rulings expected closer to summer.