Supreme Court Prepares Major Rulings as 14-State Ballot Case Fuels Political Angst
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Updated · CNN · Jun 13
Supreme Court Prepares Major Rulings as 14-State Ballot Case Fuels Political Angst
1 articles · Updated · CNN · Jun 13
Summary
Multiple major Supreme Court decisions are due in the coming month, with election rules, birthright citizenship, presidential firing power and transgender sports among the biggest pending cases.
Fourteen states could be affected by a ruling on whether mail ballots postmarked by Election Day may be counted after it, a case expected to shape the general election and future contests.
Trump-related disputes dominate the docket after the court already handed him a tariff loss but broader Republican gains in redistricting and voting-rights cases, intensifying criticism that outcomes favor the GOP.
Justices themselves are showing strain over that perception: Ketanji Brown Jackson has warned about rulings looking political, Samuel Alito has pushed back, and Chief Justice John Roberts has publicly defended the court's neutrality.
Oral arguments suggest the court may still reject Trump's bid to limit birthright citizenship, while likely giving him more power over some independent agencies but treating the Federal Reserve differently.