Supreme Court Takes Up AR-15 Ban Cases for Fall 2026 TermJuly 1, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court agreed June 30 to decide whether the Second Amendment protects AR-15-style rifles, granting cert in two state assault-weapons ban cases for fall 2026 argument.
Supreme Court Narrows Asylum Rights for Migrants at the Southern BorderJuly 1, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that migrants touching but not crossing U.S. soil have no statutory asylum rights, reviving Trump's border turn-back policy.
Supreme Court Strips Courts of Power to Review TPS TerminationsJuly 1, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that courts cannot review TPS cancellations, clearing the way for deportations of over 300,000 Haitians and thousands of Syrians.
Supreme Court Eliminates Party Coordinated Spending Caps in 6-3 RulingJuly 1, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in NRSC v. FEC strikes party coordinated spending caps, overrules 2001 precedent, and reshapes campaign finance before the 2026 midterms.
Supreme Court Carves Federal Reserve Exception to Presidential Removal PowerJuly 1, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Trump cannot fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, carving out a Federal Reserve exception to its new broad presidential removal doctrine.
Supreme Court Overrules Humphrey’s Executor, Expands Presidential Removal PowerJuly 1, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Trump v. Slaughter overrules Humphrey's Executor and gives the president at-will removal power over all independent agency heads.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Birthright Citizenship Order, 5-4July 1, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship violates the 14th Amendment, but a Kavanaugh concurrence opens a legislative path.
Supreme Court Vacates Bannon Contempt Conviction, Remands for DismissalJune 12, 2026Law and PolicyThe Supreme Court vacated Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction on April 6, 2026, remanding to the district court for dismissal after the Trump DOJ moved to drop the case.
SCOTUSblog Analysis Documents Organized Drive to Overturn ObergefellJune 10, 2026Legal NewsSCOTUSblog documents an organized legal campaign to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, identifying advocacy groups building a test case to bring same-sex marriage before the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Poised to Rule on Transgender Sports BansJune 10, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court is expected to rule by July on state transgender sports bans, with the conservative majority signaling at oral argument it may uphold the laws.