Supreme Court stretches opinion calendar into July: Report

The high court normally tries to drop all of its rulings by the end of June, ahead of its summer recess. But the court still has approximately six cases on its docket, including two critical cases pertaining to the January 6 riot, and former President Donald Trump's immunity claims.

By Misty Severi

Published: June 27, 2024 1:49pm

The Supreme Court on Thursday added one more opinion day into its legislative calendar, signaling that it will release at least one more opinion Monday, July 1.

The high court normally tries to drop all of its rulings by the end of June, ahead of its summer recess. But the court still has about six cases on its docket, including two critical cases pertaining to the January 6 riot, and former President Donald Trump's immunity claims, according to The Hill newspaper.

Trump's immunity case is the biggest case still awaiting a verdict.

In the case, the former president argues he has absolute immunity from criminal charges based on his official acts as president.

Trump was indicted in August 2023 on four counts, arising from Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol, alleging that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to SCOTUS Blog.com.

Chief Justice John Roberts usually announces on the penultimate opinion day that the next day will be the final one, but he made no such declarations on Thursday.

Although the Supreme Court has now rolled its opinions into July, it has only done so one other time in recent memory because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is not clear if there will be any additional court dates beyond Monday, but Justice Neil Gorsuch is expected to travel to Portugal towards the end of the month, to teach a two-week course at George Mason University.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just the News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.