Supreme Court to Issue Rulings on Trump Powers, Elections, Transgender Athletes

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to issue rulings on seven cases by June 29, including three disputes over presidential authority, two election-related matters, and one case involving state restrictions on transgender athletes in school sports. The court has a 6-3 conservative majority. Its term typically ends in late June or early July.

The three cases test limits on presidential removal power. One involves an attempt to remove a Federal Reserve Board governor. Another concerns removal of a Federal Trade Commission member. The third addresses an executive order restricting birthright citizenship.

The court previously allowed the Federal Trade Commission removal to proceed while litigation continued. It rejected an earlier effort to impose tariffs under emergency powers.

Two election cases are pending as November midterm elections approach. One challenges a Mississippi law allowing mail ballots received up to five days after Election Day to be counted. The second tests federal limits on coordinated spending between political parties and candidates.

A lower court struck down the Mississippi provision. The spending-limits case reached the court after a lower court upheld the restrictions.

The court heard arguments in January on laws from Idaho and West Virginia that bar transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools and universities. The states said the measures protect fair competition. A separate case from Virginia examines whether law enforcement use of geofence warrants to obtain cellphone location data near crime scenes violates Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches.