It's a Big Day for SCOTUS Rulings

Friday is the last day of the Supreme Court's term, and justices are expected to hand down rulings in six cases before they break until October—including one with big implications for President Trump's agenda. The court is set to rule on whether court orders blocking Trump's effort to end automatic birthright citizenship can apply nationwide while litigation is underway, NBC News reports. During arguments in May, none of the justices appeared to support the administration's theories on the 14th Amendment, but some appeared concerned about the ability of federal judges to block presidential orders across the country. "Sometimes they are wrong," Justice Samuel Alito said of federal judges.

• Online pornography. The court is also expected to rule on a challenge to Texas' age-verification law for online pornography. A January hearing in the case did not go well for the adult entertainment industry's lawyers.

• LGBTQ+ storybooks. A ruling is also expected in a major religious-rights case. During arguments in April, a majority of justices appeared likely to rule in favor of parents in Maryland who want to pull their children from lessons with LGBTQ+ themes. The case centered on five storybooks.
• Louisiana voting. The justices are expected to weigh in on a long-running battle over congressional districts in Louisiana. During arguments in March, conservative justices suggested throwing out a map that created a second Black majority congressional district in the state—and making it much harder to bring lawsuits over redistricting, the AP reports.
• More cases. The court is also expected to rule on whether a federal program that subsidizes telephone and high-speed internet services is constitutional, and on a challenge to an Affordable Care Act provision requiring insurers to cover some preventive care for free, per SCOTUSblog. The latter case has the "potential to change prevention strategy and cancer screening access no matter which side wins," STAT News reports.

The justices take the bench at 10am Eastern, the AP reports. Their next term won't begin until Oct. 6, though they will likely still have to deal with emergency cases during their summer break. Such cases have become more frequent since the start of Trump's second term, NBC News notes.