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Plaintiffs' Strategy Changes After Injunctions Ruling

Supreme Court decision could revive blocked Trump actions

(Newser) - Until the Supreme Court's ruling Friday, more than 1,000 judges in the US had the power to stop the federal government from carrying out a policy or action. The judges' rulings now will not have nationwide sweep; they'll essentially apply only to the plaintiffs in the case...

Supreme Court Puts Off Ruling on Louisiana Districts

Justices call for new arguments on whether state will have one majority-Black seat or two

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Friday put off ruling on a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana, instead ordering new arguments in the fall. The case is being closely watched because at arguments in March, several of the court's Republican-appointed justices suggested they could vote to throw out the...

Trump Celebrates 'Giant' Supreme Court Victory

President vows to accelerate his agenda after SCOTUS curbs power of federal judges

(Newser) - President Trump quickly celebrated Friday's ruling by the Supreme Court that drastically limits the power of federal judges to impose national injunctions on his policies. The case in question involved his executive order to undo birthright citizenship—the idea that anyone born in the US is automatically a citizen—...

Supreme Court Rules on Age Checks for Porn Sites

SCOTUS greenlights age verification for those under 18 in 6-3 decision

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law aimed at blocking children under 18 from seeing online pornography, reports the AP . Nearly half of all states have passed similar age verification laws, as smartphones and other devices make it easier to access online porn, including hardcore obscene material. The...

SCOTUS Issues Ruling in Religious-Rights Case

Court says parents can pull their children from lessons involving LGBTQ storybooks

(Newser) - As was expected after arguments in April , the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a group of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim parents in Maryland who sought to pull their children from lessons with LGBTQ themes. In a 6-3 ruling, with the court's three liberal justices dissenting, the court...

Supreme Court Upholds Key ObamaCare Provision

Affordable Care Act survives a conservative challenge

(Newser) - The Supreme Court preserved a key part of the Affordable Care Act's preventive health care coverage requirements on Friday, rejecting a challenge from Christian employers to the provision that affects some 150 million Americans, per the AP . The 6-3 ruling comes in a lawsuit over how the government decides which...

SCOTUS Gives Trump Big Win on National Injunctions

6-3 ruling limits power of lower-court judges to halt birthright citizenship restrictions nationally

(Newser) - One of the mostly highly anticipated rulings of this term's Supreme Court docket has gone President Trump's way. In a 6-3 decision, the court severely limited the power of federal judges to impose national injunctions against presidential policies, reports NBC News . The case stemmed from Trump's push...

It's a Big Day for SCOTUS Rulings
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Jun 27, 2025 6:01 AM CDT

It's a Big Day for SCOTUS Rulings

Rulings on last day of term will include one with big implications for Trump's agenda

(Newser) - Friday is the last day of the Supreme Court's term, and justices are expected to hand down rulings in six cases before they break until October—including one with big implications for President Trump's agenda. The court is set to rule on whether court orders blocking Trump's...

SCOTUS Ruling Is Devastating Hit to Planned Parenthood

Organization may lose a major source of funding through Medicaid

(Newser) - Early reaction to Thursday's Supreme Court ruling that went against Planned Parenthood suggests that the 6-3 decision puts the organization's very survival at stake. "Shutting the provider out of Medicaid networks could effectively defund it—a longtime priority of conservative politicians," writes Tina Reed at Axios...

SCOTUS Sides 6-3 With Texas Death Row Inmate

Ruben Gutierrez came within 20 minutes of being executed last year

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a Texas death row inmate who is seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for execution. The 6-3 decision in favor of Ruben Gutierrez gives him a potential path to have evidence tested that his lawyers say would help prove he...

Obergefell (Yes, That Obergefell) Is Concerned

Lead plaintiff in gay marriage case fears Supreme Court will backtrack like it did on abortion rights

(Newser) - You might not have heard of Jim Obergefell , but you will have heard all about the Supreme Court case in which he featured. Ruling in his favor in 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. "Ten years later, I certainly wasn't expecting to...

SCOTUS: States Can Nix Planned Parenthood Funding

If it comes from Medicaid, per Supreme Court ruling

(Newser) - The Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the country's biggest abortion provider. The case centers on funding for other health care services Planned Parenthood provides in South Carolina, but the...

Supreme Court's Pause Allows Fast, Third-Country Deportation

Lower court objected to administration not allowing migrants to raise fears about safety, persecution

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Monday put a lower court's order on hold, allowing the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to countries that are foreign to them—without giving the deportees an opportunity to make a case that they'd face persecution or death. The brief, unsigned ruling lifts...

Mother at Center of Trans Case Is Worried About What's Next

Samantha Williams says the court has stripped her right to care for her child in NYT op-ed

(Newser) - Wednesday's landmark Supreme Court decision banning transgender-related health care for minors struck unusually close to home for Samantha Williams. In a New York Times essay, Williams explains the "incredibly surreal" twist that her family is at the center of the case: Her child came out as a transgender...

SCOTUS Upholds Tenn. Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Kids

It's a big blow for the transgender community

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, reports the AP , a stunning setback to transgender rights. The justices' 6-3 decision effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by President Trump's administration and state governments to roll back protections for transgender people....

SCOTUS Clears the Way for Nuclear Waste Site in Texas

Justices restarted plans to temporarily store nuclear waste at site in Andrews

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday restarted plans to temporarily store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico, even as the nation is at an impasse over a permanent solution. What to know about the decision, per the AP :
  • The vote: The justices, by a 6-3 vote, reversed
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Toy Companies Ask SCOTUS for Quick Tariffs Ruling

Educational firms hope to leapfrog federal appeals court

(Newser) - The Supreme Court is getting a chance to speed up its inevitable review of the legality of President Trump's tariffs. Two companies that make educational toys petitioned the court on Tuesday to put their case on an expedited track, reports Bloomberg . The joint appeal filed by Learning Resources and...

SCOTUS Will Hear Pregnancy Center's Appeal of NJ Probe

NJ pro-life pregnancy center investigated for misleading people about its services

(Newser) - The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear from a faith-based pregnancy center in New Jersey challenging a state investigation into whether it misled people into thinking its services included referrals for abortion. The justices agreed to consider an appeal from First Choice Women's Resource Centers, which wants to...

Alito Wants to Move Quickly, but Barrett Slowing Him Down

NYT analysis looks at the rising influence of Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court

(Newser) - To be clear, Amy Coney Barrett is a conservative Supreme Court justice, and she "has moved the court's outcomes dramatically to the right and locked in conservative victories on gun rights, affirmative action and the power of federal agencies," writes Jodi Kantor in the New York Times ...

60 Arrests at US Capitol During Veterans Protest

Cops say demonstrators pushed through bike racks set up by police as a barrier

(Newser) - About 60 people were arrested outside the US Capitol on Friday evening after a protest escalated, according to Capitol Police. The incident began when a group of about 75 demonstrators, initially gathered peacefully at the Supreme Court, moved toward the Capitol. Police had set up bike racks as a...

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