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Trump v. Barbara, Docket No. 25-365 Jul 01, 2026

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Children born on American soil are automatically U.S. citizens, no matter what their parents' immigration status is. The decision strikes down an executive order that would have stripped citizenship from an estimated 150,000 to 250,000 babies born annually in the United States.

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National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Comm’n, Docket No. 24-621 Jul 01, 2026

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Political parties can spend unlimited amounts of money directly supporting their own candidates. In a 6-3 decision, what was once capped is now wide open. The ruling means a single donor can now funnel over half a million dollars to a candidate through a party committee, sidestepping the contribution limits that have governed campaigns for decades. The decision has ignited fierce debate about whether this protects free speech or opens the door to corruption.

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West Virginia v. B. P. J., Docket No. 24-43 Jul 01, 2026

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The Supreme Court has decided that schools can ban transgender girls from competing on girls' sports teams based on biological sex. The decision affects how schools across the country handle transgender athletes and raises fundamental questions about who gets protected by civil rights laws and the Constitution.

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Trump v. Slaughter, Docket No. 25-332 Jul 01, 2026

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The President now controls dozens of federal agencies that were designed to make decisions based on expertise and evidence rather than politics. In a 6 to 3 majority, the Court ruled the President can fire the heads of independent agencies whenever he wants. For any reason or no reason at all. That means agencies like the Federal Trade Commission, which polices unfair business practices and protects consumers, now answer directly to the President instead of operating at arm's length from politics. The decision overturned a 91-year-old Supreme Court ruling that had protected these agencies from political interference.

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Trump v. Cook, Docket No. 25A312 Jul 01, 2026

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For the first time in 111 years, a President tried to fire a Federal Reserve Governor. The Supreme Court stopped him. The decision determines whether the President can fire officials who run independent agencies whenever he wants, or whether courts and Congress can actually limit that power.

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Chatrie v. United States, Docket No. 25-112 Jun 30, 2026

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Your phone's location history is now legally protected, and police cannot access it without convincing a judge they have good reason. Even just a couple of hours worth of data. The decision protects millions of Americans who use Google's location tracking feature without realizing how precisely it records their movements. It's a significant win for privacy rights in the digital age, though questions remain about exactly how police can use location data going forward.

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Watson v. Republican National Committee, Docket No. 24-1260 Jun 30, 2026

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The Supreme Court decided that voting and receiving ballots are two separate things under federal law. States, not the federal government, get to decide how much time they allow for ballots to arrive after Election Day. In a five-to-four ruling, the Court said states can count mail-in ballots that arrive days after Election Day, as long as they were mailed by Election Day itself. This decision overturned a lower court and sided with Mississippi in a case that pitted voting access against election security concerns. The ruling immediately affects roughly thirty states that already allow late-arriving ballots and could influence how elections are run across the country for years to come.

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Wolford v. Lopez, Docket No. 24-1046 Jun 26, 2026

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The Supreme Court has struck down a Hawaii law that required gun owners to get explicit permission from business owners before carrying concealed handguns into stores, restaurants, and gas stations. The 6-to-3 decision means millions of Americans with permits to carry guns have a constitutional right to bring them into private businesses, even if owners don't want them there. The ruling could invalidate similar laws in California, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland.

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Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, Docket No. 25-5 Jun 26, 2026

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The Supreme Court just made it much harder for asylum seekers to get their cases heard. The Court ruled 6 to 3 that people waiting at the U.S. border don't have the right to request asylum unless they've already physically crossed into the country. That means border officers can turn people away at the gate without ever processing their claims, even if they're fleeing violence or persecution. The decision changes decades of immigration practice.

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Mullin v. Doe, Docket No. 25-1083 Jun 26, 2026

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The Supreme Court just made it nearly impossible for hundreds of thousands of Syrian and Haitian immigrants to challenge the government's decision to end their legal status in the United States. In a 6-to-3 decision, the Court ruled that judges cannot review whether the government followed its own rules when ending Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, a program that allows people to stay in America when their home countries are too dangerous. For the people affected, this means losing the legal right to work, live, and build lives they have established over more than a decade. For the broader legal system, it means the government can now make major immigration decisions with virtually no court oversight.

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