Supreme Court: Major Rulings on Agency Power, Immigration, Voting Rights, Birthright Citizenship

The Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. Slaughter that presidents have more power over independent agencies (FTC, SEC, FCC). The ruling strengthens the case for third-party AI regulation by removing independent agency options, a key factor ahead of the August 1 AI framework deadline. The Court ruled 5-4 on birthright citizenship, with Kavanaugh indicating Congress can legislate. The Callais voting rights decision is now being applied to thousands of local districts, threatening minority representation. Other actions: Judge Boasberg blocked Trump visa policy targeting foreign censors; another ruling blocked immigrant work permit revocations; a federal judge ruled ICE cannot create catch-22 with voluntary departure orders; Court will hear excessive fines case; appeals court kept Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee blocked. An emerging separation-of-powers battle over federal spending is previewed in NIH v. APHA.