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Supreme Court yet to decide high profile cases
More than two dozen cases remain unresolved as justices weigh challenges to birthright citizenship, transgender sports bans and presidential firing power.
As The Supreme Court term nears its July conclusion, justices face decisions in more than two dozen pending cases, including high-profile disputes over birthright citizenship, transgender athletes, and presidential firing powers.
In April, President Donald Trump became the first sitting president to attend Supreme Court oral arguments, challenging his executive order ending birthright citizenship for children of noncitizen parents born after Feb. 19, 2025.
Justices appeared favorable to state bans on transgender women and girls competing in sports, according to SCOTUSBlog cofounder Amy Howe, with challenges from Idaho's Lindsay Hecox and West Virginia's Becky Pepper Jackson.
The court allowed Trump to fire Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter in March 2025, yet blocked removal of Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, revealing tensions over presidential authority.
Rulings on these cases could reshape the 14th Amendment's citizenship interpretation and presidential authority; analysts note "The FTC of 1935 was very different from the FTC today" regarding executive function.