With justices still about halfway through nearly 60 opinions from this term, the Supreme Court’s May 21 decision streak could determine how far President Donald Trump can go on birthright citizenship, immigration enforcement, federal agency authority, and gun
For the third time in as many political cycles, the clock is ticking—and this one runs right up to the Supreme Court’s summer recess.
On May 21, the justices will keep rolling out decisions for the term. They have roughly six weeks of opinions left to deliver, and they’re not broadcasting which issues are coming next. That means the biggest clashes—on presidential power. immigration. elections. LGBTQ+ rights. and gun laws—are all still in play. even as the court sits only about halfway through opinions in nearly 60 cases it heard.
The timing matters. The court often saves its biggest rulings for the final days before summer recess, turning late May into a high-stakes sprint for presidents, states, advocacy groups, and industries trying to plan around what the law will become.
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