On December 5, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in four cases:
Trump v Barbara, No. 25-365: This case will directly address the constitutionality of President Trump’s executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship. The question presented is: Whether Executive Order No. 14,160 complies on its face with the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment and with 8 U.S.C. § 1401(a), which codifies that clause.
Abouammo v. United States, No. 25-5146: This case concerns the constitutionality of a federal obstruction statute’s provision that permits a defendant to be charged anywhere a falsity has a “contemplated effect,” rather than being limited to where the alleged crime was “committed.” The question presented is: Whether venue is proper in a district where no offense conduct took place, so long as the statute’s intent element “contemplates” effects that could occur there.
Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties, No. 25-83: This case concerns federal courts’ limited jurisdiction over applications to confirm or vacate an arbitration award under Sections 9 and 10 of the Federal Arbitration Act. The question presented is: Whether a federal court that initially exercises jurisdiction and stays a case pending arbitration maintains jurisdiction over a post-arbitration Section 9 or 10 application where jurisdiction would otherwise be lacking.
T. M. v. University of Maryland Medical System Corp., No. 25-197: This case concerns the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, which bars federal courts from considering a claim filed by a party that lost in state court and then asks the federal court to invalidate a final state court judgment. The question presented is: Whether the Rooker-Feldman doctrine can be triggered by a state-court decision that remains subject to further review in state court.