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OPINION: Donald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Barbara

Caption Donald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Barbara
Summary Children born in the United States to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States and are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause.
Author Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.
Opinion http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-365_4hdj.pdf
Certiorari Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due October 29, 2025)
Case Link 25-365
Judge Majority Concurrence Dissent
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ROBERTS, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which SOTOMAYOR, KAGAN, BARRETT, and JACKSON, JJ., joined.

JACKSON, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which SOTOMAYOR, J., joined as to the introduction and Part I. KAVANAUGH, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment and dissenting in part.

THOMAS, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which GORSUCH, J., joined.

ALITO, J., and GORSUCH, J., filed dissenting opinions.

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OPINION: National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission

Caption National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission
Summary The Federal Election Campaign Act’s restrictions on a political party’s spending on campaign activities in coordination with candidates, 52 U. S. C. §30116(d), violates the First Amendment.
Author Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh
Opinion http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-621_h315.pdf
Certiorari Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 6, 2025)
Case Link 24-621
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KAVANAUGH, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ROBERTS, C. J., and THOMAS, ALITO, GORSUCH, and BARRETT, JJ., joined.

KAGAN, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which SOTOMAYOR and JACKSON, JJ., joined.

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OPINION: West Virginia v. B. P. J., By Her Next Friend and Mother, Heather Jackson

Caption West Virginia v. B. P. J., By Her Next Friend and Mother, Heather Jackson
Summary Title IX allows schools to provide separate women’s and men’s sports teams defined by biological sex; West Virginia and Idaho did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by maintaining female sports teams for biological females.
Author Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh
Opinion http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-43_2b35.pdf
Certiorari Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 15, 2024)
Amicus Brief amicus curiae of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops filed. VIDED.
Case Link 24-43
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KAVANAUGH, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ROBERTS, C. J., and THOMAS, ALITO, GORSUCH, and BARRETT, JJ., joined.

THOMAS, J., and GORSUCH, J., filed concurring opinions.

SOTOMAYOR, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part, in which KAGAN and JACKSON, JJ., joined.

JACKSON, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part.

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OPINION: Donald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Rebecca Kelly Slaughter

Caption Donald J. Trump, President of the United States v. Rebecca Kelly Slaughter
Summary The Federal Trade Commission’s for-cause removal provision, 15 U. S. C. §41, is contrary to the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution.
Author Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.
Opinion http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-332_qn12.pdf
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Case Link 25-332
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ROBERTS, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ALITO, GORSUCH, KAVANAUGH, and BARRETT, JJ., joined, and in which THOMAS, J., joined as to all but Part III–B. GORSUCH, J., filed a concurring opinion.

SOTOMAYOR, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which KAGAN and JACKSON, JJ., joined.

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OPINION: Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, Applicant v. Lisa D. Cook, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Caption Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, Applicant v. Lisa D. Cook, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Summary The Government’s application to stay the District Court’s order preliminarily enjoining the purported firing of Federal Reserve System Governor Lisa Cook pending the conclusion of litigation over her attempted removal is denied.
Author
Opinion http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a312_5468.pdf
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Case Link 25A312

ROBERTS, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which SOTOMAYOR, KAGAN, KAVANAUGH, and JACKSON, JJ., joined.

KAVANAUGH and JACKSON, JJ., filed concurring opinions.

THOMAS, J., filed a dissenting opinion.

ALITO, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which GORSUCH, J., joined.

BARRETT, J., filed a dissenting opinion.

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OPINION: Okello T. Chatrie, Petitioner v. United States

Caption Okello T. Chatrie, Petitioner v. United States
Summary Police officers conducted a Fourth Amendment search when they acquired Okello Chatrie’s location data from Google because an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy in his cell-phone location information.
Author Justice Elena Kagan
Opinion http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-112_0am4.pdf
Certiorari Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 29, 2025)
Case Link 25-112
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KAGAN, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ROBERTS, C. J., and SOTOMAYOR, KAVANAUGH, and JACKSON, JJ., joined.

JACKSON, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which SOTOMAYOR, J., joined.

GORSUCH, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment.

ALITO, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which THOMAS, J., joined as to Part I, and in which BARRETT, J., joined as to Parts II–B, II–C–1, and II–C–2. BARRETT, J., filed a dissenting opinion.

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OPINION: Michael Watson, Mississippi Secretary of State, Petitioner v. Republican National Committee

Caption Michael Watson, Mississippi Secretary of State, Petitioner v. Republican National Committee
Summary The federal election-day statutes—3 U. S. C. §1, 2 U. S. C. §§ 1, 7—do not prevent Mississippi from counting absentee ballots postmarked by election day but received up to five days thereafter; nothing in the federal election-day statutes requires ballots to be received by election day.
Author Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Opinion http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1260_g3cn.pdf
Certiorari Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 10, 2025)
Amicus Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Case Link 24-1260
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BARRETT, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ROBERTS, C. J., and SOTOMAYOR, KAGAN, and JACKSON, JJ., joined.

ALITO, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which THOMAS and GORSUCH, JJ., joined, and in which KAVANAUGH, J., joined as to all but Parts II–C–2 and III.

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