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14th Amendment Guarantees Birthright Protection as Supreme Court Crushes Trump Ban on Migrant Children

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against Trump's EO, affirming birthright citizenship for children born in the US to undocumented or temporarily present parents, citing historical legal precedents.

International Business Times UK

Key quotes from the supreme court birthright ruling: ‘Citizenship is the right to have rights’

John Roberts wrote majority opinion, while Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote concurring opinion and Brett Kavanaugh dissented in part

The Guardian - US

Supreme Court backs state transgender athlete bans

The Supreme Court backed state laws banning transgender girls from participating in scholastic girls’ sports in a decision issued Tuesday, upholding a legal argument used by the Trump administration in seeking to ban transgender athletes nationwide. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, in a majority opinion that turned aside challenges to West…

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US Supreme Court says Fed's Cook can keep her job for now, but it upholds other Trump firings

The Supreme Court has significantly broadened presidential authority, allowing presidents to dismiss heads of independent federal agencies at will, overturning a long-standing precedent. However, the Federal Reserve remains an exception, with a governor allowed to remain in her post while contesting her dismissal. This ruling grants presidents greater control over…

The Economic Times

Federal Reserve independence secures an important, but not final, victory at US Supreme Court

The Federal Reserve, under pressure from President Donald Trump to cut interest rates and bend to his will, just got an important assist from the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Conversation

Royalties. Teaching gigs. A concert in Puerto Rico. Financial forms offer view inside Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was gifted concert tickets in Puerto Rico last year as members of the high court continued to accept international teaching gigs and and receive royalties for books they have authored

The Independent UK

Outcry over supreme court decision to grant Trump power to fire agency chiefs

Legal and labor experts say Trump v Slaughter decision upends settled constitutional law in favor of ‘loyalty test’

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Can the President Fire Anyone He Wants? Yes, Unless the Target Is Part of the Federal Reserve.

In a pair of decisions on Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that presidents have full authority to fire heads of executive branch agencies—but that the Fed is different.

Reason

US Supreme Court expands presidential powers, backs Trump's firing; Fed's Lisa Cook spared for now

US Supreme Court on Monday upheld President Donald Trump's authority to remove the heads of most independent federal agencies, while making a key exception for the Federal Reserve. The landmark ruling, which significantly expands presidential powers, is being seen as one of the most consequential decisions on executive authority in…

The Times of India

Supreme Court stops Trump firing of Fed board member

The Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump’s effort to remove Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook on Monday, even as the justices expanded presidential power to remove members of the Federal Trade Commission and other independent agencies. The two decisions written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr —…

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SCOTUS is done with immigrant rights

The Supreme Court's latest rulings signal that compassionate conservatism is officially dead

Salon

'More People Will Die': Liberal Justice Warns After Supreme Court Backs Trump Administration's Border Asylum Policy

The Supreme Court asylum ruling backed Trump's border policy in a 6-3 vote, as Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned the decision could cost lives.

International Business Times UK

Latina Justice Sonia Sotomayor Breaks Supreme Court Tradition in Emotional Warning: 'More People Will Die'

Justice Sonia Sotomayor has built a reputation as the Supreme Court's most outspoken liberal voice, but this week she took the extraordinary step of publicly reading a blistering dissent from the bench after the Court's conservative majority handed President Donald Trump a major victory on immigration. The unusual move underscored…

Latin Times

Disagreements between Supreme Court justices bubble into public view as major rulings loom

Tensions are evident in a rare display among the Supreme Court justices at the end of the term

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Trump news at a glance: US asylum policy slated to change after supreme court ruling

Supreme court ruling will allow Trump administration to block asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border – key US politics stories from Thursday 25 June

Reason

Supreme Court Slams the Door on Asylum Seekers at the Border

Justice Samuel Alito compared asylum seekers who haven't made it across the border to a running back being tackled on the 1-yard line.

The Guardian - US

Supreme court lets Trump turn back asylum seekers at US-Mexico border

Decision allows Trump administration to block migrants from entering US soil and the right to claim asylum

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Supreme Court allows policy to curtail asylum claims

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration could restart an Obama-era policy known as “metering” that prevents immigrants from making asylum claims by halting them from reaching the border with Mexico. The Trump administration had asked the justices to overturn a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals…

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How the US Supreme Court decides its cases – a step-by-step guide

Each June, the nation turns its attention to the U.S. Supreme Court as it hands down some of its most consequential decisions.

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Supreme Court allows Alabama to use new congressional map

The Supreme Court allowed Alabama to move forward with its new congressional map in a decision issued Tuesday evening, pausing a lower-court ruling that the map was likely unconstitutional. The unsigned order from the court’s conservative majority allowed the state to use its preferred map, one first adopted in 2023…

The Guardian - US

US supreme court dismisses Alabama’s bid to execute intellectually disabled man

Court throws out state’s challenge to judicial finding that inmate convicted of murder is ineligible for death penalty

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Supreme Court moves Alabama closer to new congressional map

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside a lower court ruling that found Alabama’s congressional map illegally and unconstitutionally discriminated against Black voters, potentially paving the way for the state to adopt a map with one less district where Black voters have an opportunity to influence the result. The unexplained,…

International Business Times UK

Supreme Court Order Stuns Legal Experts: 'Entirely Worrisome' Texas Ruling Revealed

The US Supreme Court has cleared Texas to use a controversial mid‑decade election map expected to add up to five Republican House seats.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court seems inclined to allow police to use geofence warrants to identify criminal suspects

The Supreme Court seems inclined to rule that police could use geofence warrants that collect the location history of cellphone users to find people near crime scenes

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Supreme Court upholds Texas’ newly redrawn congressional map

The high court had previously allowed the map to be used temporarily, but Monday’s ruling makes that permanent.

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