WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue 12 more decisions by early July 2026. These upcoming rulings include cases concerning birthright citizenship, transgender athletes, voting rights, Temporary Protected Status, and a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provision.

Among the cases to be decided are Trump v. Barbara, which addresses birthright citizenship, and Trump v. Slaughter, which involves removal protections for heads of independent agencies. Another case, Trump v. Cook, concerns an effort to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. The court will also rule on two cases related to transgender athletes: West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox. Voting rights will be addressed in Watson v. Republican National Committee, a case regarding mail-in voting. Mullin v. Doe will focus on Temporary Protected Status.

The SEC's "no-deny" provision is also before the Supreme Court. This condition, in place from 1972 until June 2026, required defendants in settlement agreements with the SEC to agree not to publicly deny the agency's allegations. Critics referred to this condition as a "gag rule." In 2018, the nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group New Civil Liberties Alliance petitioned the SEC to amend this provision, contending it violated the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech. The SEC denied this petition in January 2024, with one commissioner dissenting from the majority's conclusion. The SEC majority stated, "There is a large body of precedent confirming that a defendant can waive constitutional rights as part of a civil settlement, just as a criminal defendant can waive constitutional rights as part of a plea bargain."

Challengers appealed the SEC's denial to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. In August 2025, the 9th Circuit Court denied the petition for review, stating, "The law has long regarded the voluntary relinquishment of constitutional rights as permissible, so long as appropriate safeguards are attached." In March 2026, challengers filed a petition for review with the Supreme Court regarding this no-deny provision. Petitioners challenging the provision stated, "This ban requires Americans to take their unspoken grievances against the agency to their graves."

Sam Erman, a constitutional law professor at the University of Michigan, commented on the upcoming decisions. "It's totally normal for the most important cases of the term to come out in the last few days. What is unusual is that there are so many blockbuster cases," Erman said. Another court ruling involved Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, where the Supreme Court ruled that individual prison guards cannot be sued for money damages under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act for violating prisoners' religious rights. This case involved Damon Landor, a Rastafarian who had been forcibly shaved by state prison guards.