The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship was unlawful. The decision reaffirms the long-standing interpretation that nearly all people born in the United States are citizens.
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The Supreme Court upheld West Virginia and Idaho laws barring transgender girls and women from girls’ and women’s sports teams. The 6-3 ruling says states may base eligibility on biological sex under Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that geofence warrants seeking cellphone location data can violate Fourth Amendment privacy protections. The case arose from a Virginia bank robbery investigation that used Google location records to identify Okello Chatrie.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that FTC commissioners’ removal protections are unconstitutional, overturning the 1935 Humphrey’s Executor precedent. The decision gives presidents broader power over independent agencies while leaving separate litigation over the Federal Reserve on a different track.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Damon Landor cannot seek money damages from Louisiana prison officials who shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafarian beliefs. The dissent warned the decision will leave many prisoners without a remedy for violations of their religious rights.
The Supreme Court has allowed Alabama to use a new congressional map with only one majority-Black district, sending the case back to a lower court amid ongoing voting rights litigation. The decision follows a recent ruling weakening the Voting Rights Act.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Trump v. Barbara, a case challenging President Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants, focusing on the interpretation of the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause. Justices expressed skepticism about the administration’s narrow reading of “subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” with several questioning the practicality and historical basis of excluding children of undocumented parents from citizenship. The Court’s forthcoming decision could significantly impact immigration policy and constitutional rights, with indications that a majority may uphold the longstanding broad protections of birthright citizenship.