Still no ruling on Supreme Court birthright case. When could a decision come?

One of the most-watched cases of the Supreme Court term is a challenge to President Donald Trump's effort to sharply limit who qualifies for automatic U.S. citizenship.

Trump signed an executive order after his 2025 inauguration directing federal agencies not to recognize the U.S. citizenship of babies born in America if neither parent is a citizen or lawful permanent resident.

The court, which heard arguments in the case in April, did not issue a ruling on birthright citizenship on June 25, leaving it among the final few decisions to be announced as the term winds down.

The Supreme Court said it will issue additional rulings on Monday, June 29, although it doesn't say in advance which.

Trump's birthright citizenship executive order is widely viewed as a legal long shot, and he took the extraordinary step of attending oral arguments when the Supreme Court heard the case.

The term ends when all opinions have been released – normally in late June or early July.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Still no ruling on Supreme Court birthright case. When could a decision come?

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This story was originally published June 26, 2026 at 4:21 PM.