The major cases the Supreme Court will decide in the coming weeks

Politics The major cases the Supreme Court will decide in the coming weeks By Melissa Quinn Melissa Quinn Senior Reporter, Politics Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Read Full Bio Melissa Quinn May 20, 2026 / 6:00 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — The final weeks of the Supreme Court's term are fast approaching, and the justices are poised to hand down decisions in some of its most significant cases before they go their separate ways for the summer.The high court has already struck down President Trump's sweeping tariffs and weakened the Voting Rights Act. But before the start of July, the justices will also issue opinions in legal fights over state laws targeting transgender athletes, Mr. Trump's birthright citizenship executive order and the president's efforts to fire members of certain independent agencies, among others.Here is a look at the cases the Supreme Court will decide in the coming weeks:Birthright citizenshipTrump v. BarbaraOn his first day back in the White House, Mr. Trump signed an executive order that sought to end birthright citizenship for babies born to parents who are in the U.S. illegally or temporarily. But the directive has not taken effect, since it was swiftly blocked by lower courts that found it likely unconstitutional.At issue in the case is whether Mr. Trump's executive order complies with the Constitution's Citizenship Clause and the Immigration and Nationality Act, which confer citizenship on those born in the U.S. and "subject to the jurisdiction thereof."If the Trump administration prevails and the Supreme Court upholds the executive order, it would upend more than 100 years of settled understanding that the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment grants citizenship to nearly all people born on U.S. soil. The Supreme Court heard arguments in April, and a majority of the justices appeared poised to inval...