Supreme Court Impact Digest

Trump claims presidents are not "tenants" and can renovate the White House without Congress, but a 2-1 appeals court ruling blocks his $400 million...

Trump's tirades after losing major cases are driving a sharp drop in Republican approval of the Court, despite its conservative rulings.

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• After the Supreme Court struck down his 2025 birthright citizenship order, Trump signed narrower executive orders limiting eligibility for specific...

President Trump will appeal a D.C. Circuit decision halting White House ballroom construction to the Supreme Court, sending a federal property dispute directly to the justices.

The Supreme Court has directed trial courts to presume legislative "good faith" in racial gerrymandering cases, overturning three intentional...

Will Trump's new executive orders targeting birth tourism survive the Supreme Court's recent ruling on birthright citizenship?

• Alito's dissent...

Justice Alito's decision to remain for another term centers on the October docket's unfinished business, including challenges to Illinois and...

President Trump's new executive orders expand ineligible categories for birthright citizenship and ban birth tourism, coming directly after the...

The Supreme Court's 6-3 decisions clear the way for ending TPS protections and expanding border metering, creating urgent practical fallout.

• TPS...

The Supreme Court delivered key wins for business by curbing regulation and adding market certainty.

• Tariff limits: Learning Resources v. Trump...

Justice Alito will remain on the Supreme Court for the term that begins in October and runs through June or early July 2027, preserving the current bench for the upcoming session.

• Core issue: Appeals court blocked Trump's $400M ballroom, ruling above-ground work requires explicit congressional approval.
• Executive power...

Americans back most Supreme Court decisions yet give the institution low marks overall.

• Majority supported 11 of 13 major rulings this term, from...

The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on lifting an injunction blocking Trump's March executive order restricting mail-in voting.

Key...

Trump's latest executive actions seek to restrict birthright citizenship in narrower ways after the Supreme Court rejected his prior broader attempt...

The Law & Democracy Podcast's first episode examines three timely issues:

• Arizona’s proof of citizenship requirement
• Georgia’s election board certification changes
• Robert Kennedy’s suspension of his presidential campaign

The Supreme Court will hear consolidated challenges to semiautomatic rifle bans from Illinois and Connecticut next term, potentially striking down...

• Senate Republicans introduced the Keeping Our Communities Safe Act to expand detention authority beyond the 2001 ruling's six-month cap.
• The...

Civil rights advocates marked the Voting Rights Act's 61st anniversary by warning that Shelby County v. Holder and Louisiana v. Callais have gutted...

The 2025-26 term revealed a Court eager to revisit settled doctrines across executive authority, speech, and voting rights.

• Executive power: The...