Supreme Court to Rule on Trump Power Over Citizenship and Agencies

The Supreme Court will issue rulings this week on whether President Trump can restrict birthright citizenship and remove leaders of independent agencies, including a Federal Reserve governor. These decisions arrive as the term ends and test long-standing limits on executive authority.

Eight cases remain. They include challenges to an executive order narrowing citizenship under the 14th Amendment for children of parents present illegally or temporarily, disputes over firing officials at independent agencies without cause, and a specific effort to remove Fed governor Lisa Cook. Additional matters cover state laws barring transgender girls from girls’ sports teams, rules for counting mailed ballots, limits on party spending in elections, and the use of geofence warrants to collect cellphone location data.

The court has already split 6-3 along ideological lines in seven recent decisions, with Republican appointees in the majority. Last week it permitted the administration to end temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of migrants. In April arguments, several justices questioned the administration’s reading of the citizenship clause. The court has also rejected Trump’s claim of unilateral tariff authority.

By custom the justices finish before July 4. The remaining opinions will determine how far the president may alter immigration policy, restructure the administrative state, and exercise removal power over officials insulated by statute.