Supreme Court to release 23 remaining opinions by end of term

The Supreme Court is weeks away from ending its term but still must issue rulings in 23 cases argued between November 2025 and April 2026. The pending cases include challenges to state laws on sports participation, limits on executive branch removal power, and two gun regulations.

Remaining cases by argument month The November case concerns whether a Rastafarian inmate can sue prison officials for requiring him to cut his dreadlocks. Two December cases involve coordinated campaign spending limits and the authority to remove an FTC commissioner without cause.

January and February arguments include challenges to a Hawaii law restricting firearms on private property and a federal statute barring unlawful drug users from possessing guns. An emergency case asks whether sufficient cause exists to remove a Federal Reserve governor.

April cases March and April arguments feature a constitutional challenge to a birthright citizenship order, a dispute over late-arriving mail ballots, and a question about ending temporary protected status for certain nationalities. The court has announced opinion release dates of June 11, 18, and 25.

Additional dates may be added, as occurred in June 2025 when two extra days were scheduled after the first release left 28 cases pending. Of the 35 decisions issued so far this term, more than half were unanimous. Once the remaining opinions are released, the court will recess for the summer before the next term begins October 5.