US Supreme Court yet to decide on major cases including Obamacare law

The U.S. Supreme Court moves towards the final month of its current term with some big cases yet to be decided including a Republican bid to quash the Obamacare healthcare law, a conflict involving LGBT and religious rights and another stressed on voting limitations, reported Reuters.

The court, having a 6-3 conservative majority, is now left with 24 cases in total to decide upon after issuing two rulings on Tuesday.

Rumours are rife about the prospective retirement of its oldest justice, Stephen Breyer.

Several liberal activists have requested Breyer, who is 82 and has served the court since 1994, to resign so that President Joe Biden can get the opportunity to designate a younger liberal jurist to a lifetime post on the court.

One of the most remarkable decisions of Tuesday saw the court unanimously countersigning the authority of Native American tribal police to block and detain non-Native Americans on tribal land. 

The court’s nine-month term begins in October and normally comes to an end by the last week of June. However, last year it took place in July owing to the delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.