SCOTUS: Birthright Citizenship Decision Looms, Docket Loaded With Trump Cases

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🗓️ 16 June 2026

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It’s a busy time for the Supreme Court – with 20 cases left and only weeks left in its term. The Court has a stacked docket of high-profile cases that could have seismic effects for years to come.

Decisions are expected soon on immigration and Birthright Citizenship, a nearly 160-year legal precedent that says those born in the US are citizens. Plus decisions on mail in ballots, transgender athletes and the president’s ability to fire the heads of independent agencies.

We’ll get into all of it and what these decisions could mean for you.

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0:00.0	The Supreme Court has a stacked docket of high-profile cases to decide in only weeks left in its term.
0:14.3	Some of the 20 remaining cases can have seismic effects for years to come.
0:19.1	We're expecting decisions soon on immigration. The court is
0:22.4	considering birthright citizenship a nearly 160-year legal precedent that says those born in the
0:28.6	U.S. are citizens. And a huge case that could have implications for the November elections.
0:34.6	The court is deciding whether mail-in ballots should be counted if they arrive after
0:38.7	Election Day. Also ahead are decisions about transgender athletes and the president's ability to
0:44.7	fire the heads of independent agencies. I'm Naila Boodoo in for Jen White. You're listening to the
0:50.3	1A podcast. We'll be back with more after this short break. Stay with us.
0:59.7	Welcome back to the 1A podcast. We're talking about the Supreme Court. Joining us is Leah Lippman,
1:05.0	co-host of the podcast, Strict Scrutiny, and Professor of Law at the University of Michigan.
1:10.0	She's also the author of Lawless,
1:11.9	how the Supreme Court runs on conservative grievance, fringe theories, and bad vibes.
1:16.8	The paperback version comes out today with a new section. Leah, welcome back. Congratulations on the
1:21.6	paperback. Thanks so much for having me. Also with this is Jeffrey Rosen, the CEO Emeritus of the National
1:27.1	Constitution Center. He's also a law professor at George Washington University and host of the podcast, The Blessings of Liberty. Hi, Jeff. It's always great to have you with us as well. Great to be here. Jeff, let's start with the timing. We've got 20 decisions left. When are you expecting to get the next batches of decisions? When does the term typically end?
1:47.8	The term typically ends around the end of June. Sometimes it goes into the first days of July. We could have new decisions any day next week. but timing is impossible to predict.
2:03.7	No one knows exactly when the term will end, so let's not try to game this out.
2:08.3	On Monday, the court did announce they would agree to hear three more cases, Jeff.
2:11.7	Quickly, is there anything to note about those new cases?
2:15.5	Yes, they are interesting in a couple of ways.
2:19.8	Of course, they won't hear them until next year.
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