Supreme Court bombshell decisions are looming: Live updates on court rulings
WASHINGTON − The final day of the Supreme Court term is going to be a big one.
Six major rulings related to President Donald Trump and birthright citizenship, LGBTQ+ schoolbooks and online porn will be released in one final decision drop on June 27.
Most anticipated is whether the court will allow Trump to enforce his changes to birthright citizenship while his new policy is being litigated. The ruling could make it harder for judges to block any of the president's policies.
Other decisions will determine if health insurers have to cover certain medicines and services, like HIV-preventive medication and cholesterol-lowering drugs, and whether a federal program that subsidizes phone and internet services through carrier fees is constitutional.
Birthright citizenship
Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship has been put on hold by judges across the country who ruled it's probably unconstitutional.
During the May 15 oral arguments, none of the Supreme Court justices voiced support for the Trump administration's theory on the matter. The administration says Trump's order is consistent with the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause and past Supreme Court decisions about that provision.
But several of the justices have expressed concern about the ability of one judge to block a law or presidential order from going into effect anywhere in the country while it's being challenged.
It was unclear from the oral arguments how the court might find a way to limit nationwide – or 'universal' – court orders and what that would mean for birthright citizenship and the many other Trump policies being challenged in court.
Religious case focuses on LGBTQ+ books
The Supreme Court still has to decide the last of three cases brought this year by religious groups. The justices will say if parents should be allowed to remove their elementary school children from class when storybooks with LGBTQ+ characters are being read.
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