SCOTUSblog: "The court ... will ... release opinions on Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT."

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https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/what-to-know-about-the-court-s-five-latest-rulings/

The court has indicated that it will next release opinions on Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT. We will be live blogging that morning beginning at 9:30 a.m.

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1. Prepare for incoming wind

noxious release imminent

[underpants]

2. Birthright citizenship?

I’ve been nervous about this for a while.

[maxrandb]

3. Yeah, I am taking nothing for granted

I remember pundit, after pundit assuring people that "there was no way" the court would give Donnie Dipshit immunity.

If they can find a warped way to twist the term "well regulated", they will find a way to twist "subject to the jurisdiction thereof".

I wish the media would stop pretending there is any doubt, or suspense, about how the "6 Justices of the Confederacy" are going to rule.

[underpants]

5. Roberts, Coney Barrett, and Kavanaugh are the decision makers.

They are the only pivots in this group.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. Still got West Virginia v. BPJ and Little v. Hecox, both of which are about trans kids playing sports and also about the

narrowing of the 14th amendment.

[Buckeyeblue]

6. I don't think those two are going to go well

In fact I expect that Alito will write a very broad opinion about the lack of transsexual rights in the constitution.

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7. Live ... from SCOTUSblog ... it's Thursday morning!

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8. First opinion is Monsanto v. Durnell. The vote is 7-2.

Amy Howe
Mod
Today at 10:01 AM
First opinion is Monsanto v. Durnell.
The vote is 7-2. It is by Kavanaugh.
Jackson dissents, joined by Gorsuch.
This is a case about whether a federal law – the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act – that regulates the use, sale, and labeling of pesticides – bars a lawsuit against Monsanto, the maker of Roundup weedkiller, for failing to include a warning on the label about the risks of cancer. The EPA did not require Monsanto to include such a warning, and the agency has said that the active ingredient in Roundup, glyphosate, does NOT cause cancer.
The court holds that FIFRA preempts (that is, trumps) Durnell's claim under state law.
sarah isgur
Mod
Today at 10:02 AM
Gorsuch and Jackson together in dissent---my two YOLO, least institutionalist justices. We've seen them join each other's concurrences quite a bit last term.
Rory K. Little
Mod
Today at 10:02 AM
Interesting dissent combo. Kind of like Hunter, last week (about appeal waivers) where they joined in a concurrence.
Amy Howe
Mod
Today at 10:03 AM
The court reverses the ruling by the Missouri Court of Appeals for Durnell and sends the case back to the lower court for "further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion."
Zachary Shemtob
Mod
Today at 10:03 AM
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1068_n7ip.pdf

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9. Justice Alito has three opinions. The first is Wolford v. Lopez, Hawaii guns. The vote is 6-3

Justice Alito has three opinions. The first is Wolford v. Lopez, Hawaii guns.
The vote is 6-3
Zachary Shemtob
Mod
Today at 10:05 AM
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1046_nmio.pdf
Amy Howe
Mod
Today at 10:05 AM
The court holds that the Hawaii law is unconstitutional.

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10. Next up is Mullin v. Al Otro Lado. The vote is 6-3.

Amy Howe
Mod
Today at 10:08 AM
Next up is Mullin v. Al Otro Lado.
The vote is 6-3.
This case challenges the federal government’s policy of systematically turning back asylum seekers before they reach the U.S.-Mexico border. The Ninth Circuit held that noncitizens who were turned away before they could enter the U.S. had “arrived in” the United States for purposes of federal immigration law and therefore could apply for asylum.
Zachary Shemtob
Mod
Today at 10:08 AM
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-5_86qd.pdf
Amy Howe
Mod
Today at 10:08 AM
The court reverses the Ninth Circuit.
Alito calls the question "straightforward."

Amy Howe
Mod
Today at 10:12 AM
The Sotomayor dissent is 35 pages -- almost twice as long as the Alito majority opinion.

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11. We have the final decision, in Mullin v. Doe It is 6-3. Kagan dissents, joined by Sotomayor and Jackson.

Amy Howe
Mod
Today at 10:22 AM
We have the final decision, in Mullin v. Doe
It is 6-3.
Kagan dissents, joined by Sotomayor and Jackson.
Zachary Shemtob
Mod
Today at 10:22 AM
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-1083_f204.pdf
Amy Howe
Mod
Today at 10:23 AM
This case is a challenge to the decision by then-Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to end Temporary Protected Status (a program that allows recipients to remain in the US and work if they cannot return safely to their own countries) for Syrian and Haitian nationals.
The court holds that the Syrian and Haitian nationals are not "entitled to orders postponing the terminations during litigation."
Rory K. Little
Mod
Today at 10:24 AM
That impacts tens of thoughsands of Haitian people here in the US. A large impact of various workplaces too.

Amy Howe
Mod
Today at 10:25 AM
The court next holds that the Haitian nationals' constitutional claim, that the decision to terminate TPS status for Haiti was based on racial discrimination, "will likely fail."

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12. Alito offered an off-the-cuff response to Sotomayor's dissent, which is highly unusual.

Amy Howe
Mod
Today at 10:28 AM
Okay, so one thing I didn't have a chance to mention earlier was that Alito offered an off-the-cuff response to Sotomayor's dissent, which is highly unusual.
David LatMod replied Amy Howe
Today at 10:29 AM
Ooooh do tell!!!
Rory K. Little
Mod
Today at 10:29 AM
That is fascinating
Amy Howe
Mod
Today at 10:29 AM
I didn't get the exact wording, but he said something along the lines of there was "much that I would have added" to his statement from the bench.
Rory K. Little
Mod
Today at 10:29 AM
And makes it more and more obvious that they should allow live audio feed during opinion announcements. Maybe THAT will be a summer project for the Chief.
Amy Howe
Mod
Today at 10:30 AM
He noted that the policy was used "by two different administrations as a way of dealing with surges" in "an orderly and humane manner."
David LatMod replied Amy Howe
Today at 10:31 AM
This is what passes for high drama at SCOTUS! (I was hoping it was more exciting—like during Sotomayor's reading from her dissent, he started coughing into his microphone while muttering "bulls**t."
Rory K. Little
Mod
Today at 10:31 AM
Lots to read and try to digest before getting on public media. In the Bay Area, I'll be on KCBS at 9:20am. So less than two hours to read or scan .... how many total pages?
Amy Howe
Mod
Today at 10:31 AM
The wording may not have been exact, because I was scribbling them on my copy of Wolford while I waited for him to announce the next opinion, but it's pretty darned close.
Amy HoweMod replied David Lat
This is what passes for high drama at SCOTUS! (I was hoping it was more exciting—like during Sotomayor's reading from her dissent, he started coughing into his microphone… more
This IS high drama, David.
And Mark Walsh is down from the courtroom and confirms that Monday is NOT the last day.
Zachary Shemtob
Mod
Today at 10:32 AM
So I would guess we have two more opinion days. One on Monday and then likely Tuesday (since things typically end before July) -- but I know Rory thinks this may stretch into next month...
Rory K. Little
Mod
Today at 10:32 AM
About 250 pages.....
Amy Howe
Mod
Today at 10:32 AM
So to summarize before I sign off, we are done for the day. We will get opinions on Monday, and we will have at least one more day after that.
David Lat
Mod
Today at 10:33 AM
Ha! I have high expectations when Alito goes "off the cuff"—like when he (in)famously mouthed "not true" during one of Obama's State of the Unions (and I don't think he has attended a SOTU since).
Amy Howe
Mod
Today at 10:33 AM
I'm going to sign off because I'm writing on all but Monsanto today. Zach, let me know which one you want me to cover first.
Zachary Shemtob
Mod
Today at 10:33 AM
There are 8 decisions left -- birthright and the Fed/FTC removal cases among them.

Amy Howe
Mod
Today at 10:33 AM
Thanks for joining us, and hope to see you back here on Monday.
Rory K. Little
Mod
Today at 10:33 AM
You are more likely right Zach. But the symbolism of releasing Birthright citizenship the day before our national holiday weekend, would also be high, even inspiring, drama!
David Lat
Mod
Today at 10:35 AM
So just to recap, the cases the justices decided this morning were Monsanto (preemption), Mullin v. Doe (Temporary Protected Status), Mullin v. Al Otro Lado (immigration law—what does it mean to “arrive” in United States), Wolford v. Lopez (Hawaii gun law). Next hand-down day will be Monday (not tomorrow).