Overview
- A series of Supreme Court orders and decisions issued in late June narrowed protections for commissioners of many independent federal agencies and restored broader presidential removal authority over those officials.
- The Court declined to review President Trump’s appeal in the E. Jean Carroll civil case, leaving intact the 2023 jury award of $5 million for sexual abuse and defamation.
- Justices rejected Trump’s January 2025 executive order that would have ended birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, preserving automatic citizenship for most people born on U.S. soil.
- The Court upheld state bans on transgender girls in female school sports, loosened long-standing federal limits on coordinated party spending, and authorized stronger administrative tools for immigration enforcement such as revoking Temporary Protected Status and pre-entry asylum limits.
- The decisions include carve-outs and open questions — notably the Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook remains in place while merits are litigated — leaving practical effects dependent on further lawsuits, Congressional action, and future court rulings.