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Summary

  • The US Supreme Court has announced two new opinions on cases it has been considering this term

  • Justices still need to rule on matters including whether former US President Donald Trump should be immune from criminal prosecution

  • America's highest court has also been scrutinising charges for Jan 6 rioters

  • However, we do not know in advance when such decisions will be published

  • The court goes on recess over the summer, meaning that it is running out of time to issue opinions on some of its most closely-watch cases

Live Reporting

Edited by Brandon Livesay, Lisa Lambert and Caitlin Wilson

  1. We're pausing our coverage

    We're pausing our Supreme Court live coverage for today.

    The justices issued only two opinions today, about social media policy and political bribery. You can read those rulings .

    We're still waiting on some major decisions to drop from this term, including one on whether former president Donald Trump is subject to prosecution for actions taken while he was in the White House.

    The court has said it is planning to publish more decisions on Thursday and Friday, so join us then for more coverage.

    This page was edited by Brandon Livesay and Caitlin Wilson.

  2. Today's second and final is opinion in

    Today's second opinion has just dropped. This one, called Snyder v. United States, is about corruption laws, looking at whether certain gifts to politicians can be considered bribery.

    This is the final opinion we will get today. You can read the full decision .

  3. First opinion involves social media

    We have our first opinion, which is for the case titled Murthy v. Missouri. The justices have thrown out the case, which was about the federal government's communication with social media companies. The justices ruled 6-3.

    You can read the full decision .

  4. Current justices on the supreme court.

  5. Supreme Court to issue new opinions

    Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the US Supreme Court, which is about to issue opinions on some of the major cases it was been considering.

    We won't know what the opinions will be until they are published, but the justices could rule on matters involving former president Donald Trump.

    The court goes on recess over the summer, meaning it is running out of time to issue opinions on some of its most closely-watch cases.

    Stick with us, we will bring you the latest as it happens.