The last time the justices granted a rehearing request after a case decision was in 1965. The court has only once reversed itself after rehearing a case.
This term, Justice Alito delivered major wins for conservatives on voting rights, immigration and guns. He’s given no indication that he’s ready to step down.
Abbie VanSickle, a Supreme Court correspondent for The New York Times, takes stock of the court’s term this year. Opinions largely broke for conservatives, but the court pushed back on some of President Trump’s boldest ideas.
The justices pushed back on some of President Trump’s signature moves, but they also expanded presidential power and supplied victories on long-sought conservative goals.
The Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s order to end the guarantee of birthright citizenship for the U.S.-born babies of undocumented immigrants and temporary visitors.