Supreme Court Shadow Docket Delivers Split Outcomes on Redistricting and MifepristoneMay 25, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's May 2026 shadow docket denied redistricting stays and halted a Fifth Circuit mifepristone dispensing order, with Thomas and Alito dissenting.
Supreme Court Awaits Rulings on Mail Ballots and FTC Removal PowerMay 25, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court has 30 decisions pending, with Watson v. RNC and Trump v. Slaughter poised to reshape mail-ballot rules and presidential removal power.
Supreme Court Signals Skepticism Toward Birthright Citizenship Executive OrderMay 25, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court heard arguments April 1 over Trump's birthright citizenship order, with justices across the bench questioning the government's constitutional and statutory theory.
Trump Threatens Court-Packing After SCOTUS Strikes Down IEEPA TariffsMay 25, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling that IEEPA bars broad presidential tariffs prompted Trump to attack his own nominees and threaten court expansion.
Supreme Court Justices Split Over TPS Termination Review AuthorityMay 25, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases over TPS termination for 350,000 Haitian and Syrian nationals, with justices divided on judicial review and agency process.
Supreme Court Faces Term-Ending Queue of Landmark DecisionsMay 25, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court has roughly 30 decisions pending as of late May, covering birthright citizenship, FTC firing power, transgender sports, and TPS status.
Supreme Court Tightens Petition Deadline for Asylum-Seekers Facing RemovalMay 25, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court held in Riley v. Bondi that the 30-day federal petition deadline for removal orders runs from DHS issuance, not completion of immigration proceedings.
Supreme Court Poised to Curtail Independent Agency Removal ProtectionsMay 25, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court is days away from ruling in Trump v. Slaughter, a case that could let the President fire independent agency heads at will and overturn a 90-year precedent.
Supreme Court Strikes Down IEEPA Tariffs, Citing Major Questions DoctrineMay 25, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court struck down IEEPA-based tariffs on Feb. 20, invoking the major questions doctrine and forcing the Trump administration to seek new trade authority.
Supreme Court Poised to Issue Rulings on Citizenship, Removal Power, and Trans SportsMay 25, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court has four major sets of cases left to decide before late June, touching birthright citizenship, removal power, transgender sports, and gun rights.