The Supreme Court has roughly 15 to 20 cases still pending, including Trump v. Slaughter, birthright citizenship, and mail-ballot deadline disputes, with the next opinion day set for May 28.
The Supreme Court ended its May 21 opinion day with roughly 15 to 20 argued cases still awaiting decisions, including several that carry direct constitutional consequences for executive authority, immigration status, and federal elections [1]. The Court issued three opinions on May 21 and has scheduled its next release for May 28, compressing the remaining term into a matter of weeks [2].
The pending docket spans at least five major matters. Trump v. Slaughter tests the president's power to remove the heads of independent federal agencies, a question that could redraw the boundaries of the unitary executive theory established in earlier removal-power precedents [1]. A separate challenge targets the administration's executive order seeking to limit birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment, a case that implicates both constitutional text and the Court's own prior holdings [1]. Mail-in ballot deadline disputes, still pending, could affect ballot-counting rules in key states ahead of the 2026 midterm elections [1]. The TPS and Mullin cases raise questions about Temporary Protected Status and the government's authority to terminate humanitarian immigration designations [1]. The National Republican Senatorial Committee campaign finance case asks whether certain contribution or expenditure limits survive First Amendment scrutiny [1].
The convergence of these cases in the final weeks of the term is procedurally unremarkable, as the Court routinely reserves its most contested decisions for June. What is notable is the subject matter. Removal power, birthright citizenship, and ballot rules each sit at a fault line between the three branches, and opinions in any one of them could require swift compliance by federal agencies, state election officials, or Congress [2]. A ruling expanding presidential removal authority, for example, would affect the independence of regulatory bodies across the executive branch. A decision on birthright citizenship would either validate or invalidate an executive order that lower courts have already enjoined [1].
The Court is expected to release additional opinions on May 28 and on subsequent days through late June, when the term typically concludes [2]. Litigants, agency counsel, and state election administrators are monitoring the release calendar closely, as each opinion day between now and the term's end could require immediate legal and operational responses. No argument dates remain; all pending matters are fully submitted [2].