In the citizenship case, the justices voted 6-3, with the liberals in dissent, to limit the lower-courts’ preliminary injunctions to each plaintiff with standing to sue. The majority stressed that it is not addressing the merits of Trump’s attempt to end automatic citizenship for babies born on U.S. soil to undocumented migrants and foreign visitors without green cards.

The justices take the bench this morning for their last public session until the start of their new term in the fall.

It is considering whether a single federal judge can block a nationwide order from the US president.