Supreme Court set to rule on birthright citizenship in landmark case

Supreme Court set to rule on birthright citizenship and transgender athletes as term closes

Boston ReviewThe Supreme Court is expected to issue rulings on Trump's challenge to birthright citizenship and on bans of transgender athletes in women's sports, the two most consequential cases remaining on the Court's 2025-26 docket. Both decisions could fundamentally reshape federal policy — the birthright citizenship ruling would determine whether Trump can narrow the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of citizenship to children born on US soil, while the transgender sports case could affect athletic participation policies nationwide. The Court is finalizing its term with Tuesday's anticipated opinion releases.