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New Opinions: June 29th | Phones, the Fed, the FTC, and the Ballot Box
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- The High Court Report
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- Jun 29, 2026
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Summary
OVERVIEW Four opinions released June 29th, 2026 — one day, across digital privacy, presidential removal power at two federal agencies, and absentee ballot receipt deadlines. Two decisions split 6-3 along identical lines — the same conservative majority, the same liberal dissent — in Chatrie (Fourth Amendment) and Slaughter (FTC removal). A third split 5-4 in Cook , with Roberts crossing coalitions to block the President's removal of a Federal Reserve governor. A fourth, Watson , drew Barrett alongside Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson to protect state absentee-ballot rules. Chief Justice Roberts authored two majorities — opposite outcomes in two "Trump v." cases on the same day. Justice Alito dissented three times, authoring a majority only in Slaughter . Justice Gorsuch filed concurrences in two cases — challenging Katz in Chatrie , warning of executive power consolidation in Slaughter . The liberal bloc — Sotomayor, Kagan, Jackson — voted together in all four. The Court plans to release opinions tomorrow, June 30th — likely the final batch of the October 2025 Term.