Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Rules For the rest of the Site also accessible on the sidebar.
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As of June 25-26, 2026, the Supreme Court has 8 undecided cases remaining from the argued cases in its 2025-2026 term.
The Court plans to issue opinions in some or all of them on Monday, June 29, along with a "clean-up" order list.
Major Pending Cases (Based on Recent Reporting)
These high-profile cases are among those still awaiting decisions. Note that exact lists can shift slightly as opinions issue, and not all 8 are equally prominent:
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Birthright citizenship (Trump v. Barbara or similar): Challenge to President Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment for children of non-citizens (including those here illegally or on temporary visas). Lower courts blocked it as unconstitutional.
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Transgender athletes in sports (Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J.): Challenges to state laws banning transgender girls/women from competing in women's school/college sports. Issues involve equal protection, Title IX, and fairness.
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Independent agency removals / presidential power (Trump v. Slaughter): Whether statutory "for cause" protections for FTC commissioners (and similar independent agencies) violate separation of powers; potential to overrule or limit Humphrey’s Executor.
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Federal Reserve / central bank independence (Trump v. Cook): Related to attempts to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook; tests limits on presidential firing power for the Fed specifically.
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Mail-in / late ballots (Watson v. Republican National Committee): Whether states can count mail-in ballots received after Election Day (if postmarked on time), under federal election law and state authority.
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Geofence warrants (Chatrie v. United States): Fourth Amendment challenge to warrants requiring tech companies (e.g., Google) to search location data for all devices in a geographic area around a crime scene.
Some TPS/immigration cases (e.g., Mullin v. Doe / Trump v. Miot) were decided on June 25 in favor of the administration's authority to end protections.
Other Context
The term involved roughly 58-59 argued cases total, with the Court having issued around 54+ opinions by late June (plus some decided without argument). Remaining cases often include a mix of the highest-profile ones and a few narrower ones.
Major decisions are expected soon to wrap up the term before the summer recess.
