What Happened With the Supreme Court?

Every summary we've sent on the Supreme Court since January 1, 2025, newest first, each linked to its source. Each brief goes up here 14 days after our readers get it by text the morning it happens. Get today's brief here.

The Latest on the Supreme Court

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Full Brief
  1. 5

    Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump admin to resume deporting noncitizens with final removal orders to "3rd countries" (countries they are not citizens of) without prior hearings; Court will hear challenge in Dec

Every Summary on the Supreme Court

September 20263 Summaries

  1. Wednesday, September 30, 2026Full Brief
    1. 5

      Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump admin to resume deporting noncitizens with final removal orders to "3rd countries" (countries they are not citizens of) without prior hearings; Court will hear challenge in Dec

  2. Tuesday, September 15, 2026Full Brief
    1. 3

      US Supreme Court keeps (7-2) Trump's mail voting restrictions blocked for 2026 midterms; Blocked plan would require states to submit voter lists & use specific ballot envelope barcodes for Postal Service delivery

  3. Friday, September 4, 2026Full Brief
    1. 2

      Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's Aug order seeking additional birthright citizenship restrictions, citing Jun Supreme Court ruling that US-born children of parents unlawfully/temporarily in country are "citizens at birth"

August 20261 Summary

  1. Wednesday, August 12, 2026Full Brief
    1. 6

      Hungarian Parliament elects 73yo former Supreme Court chief Andras Baka as president, succeeding Tamas Sulyok after his term ended in Jul 2026

July 20265 Summaries

  1. Thursday, July 30, 2026Full Brief
    1. 2

      Gallup poll: US Supreme Court approval falls to record low 33% in 26yrs (vs 61% disapproval) driven by Republican approval dropping to 58% (vs 79% in Sep 2025); Democratic (12%) & independent (35%) approval remain near historic lows

  2. Wednesday, July 29, 2026Full Brief
    1. 4

      Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 335K Haitians & 6.1K Syrians expires, ending US work authorization & deportation protections after Jun 25 Supreme Court ruling allowing Trump admin to end TPS during litigation

  3. Friday, July 24, 2026Full Brief
    1. 1

      Trump imposes 10%-12.5% tariffs on imports from 60 trade partners covering 99% of US trade over alleged "forced-labor" violations; Replaces temporary 10% global tariffs imposed after Supreme Court struck down "Liberation Day" tariffs in Feb

  4. Wednesday, July 1, 2026Full Brief
    1. 1

      Supreme Court upholds (6-3) birthright citizenship, ruling "children born in US to parents in country illegally or temporarily are citizens at birth under 14th Amendment"

    2. 5

      Supreme Court rules (5-4) states can count mail-in ballots received up to 5 days later if mailed by Election Day, rejecting Trump-backed challenge & affirming "states determine receipt deadlines"

June 20262 Summaries

  1. Tuesday, June 30, 2026Full Brief
    1. 1

      Supreme Court allows Trump to fire leaders of independent federal agencies without cause, citing Constitution's separation of powers; Exempts Fed Reserve, citing its independence & blocking Trump's removal of Fed Governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage fraud while legal challenge proceeds

  2. Friday, June 26, 2026Full Brief
    1. 5

      Supreme Court allows (6-3) Trump admin to end Temporary Protected Status for 350K Haitians & 6K Syrians after ruling courts "cannot review DHS's process for ending TPS"; Humanitarian program covers 1.3M people from 17 countries

May 20262 Summaries

  1. Monday, May 11, 2026Full Brief
    1. 1

      Federal trade court rules (2-1) Trump's new 10% global tariffs (imposed in Mar) are "invalid" & "unauthorized by law" after Supreme Court previously struck down broader levies in Feb; Judges say Trump "exceeded authority granted by Congress"

  2. Wednesday, May 6, 2026Full Brief
    1. 6

      Supreme Court temporarily restores nationwide mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone, blocking recent appeals court ruling restricting telehealth prescriptions through May 11 pending further review

April 20261 Summary

  1. Tuesday, April 21, 2026Full Brief
    1. 1

      CBP launches online portal for businesses to claim refunds on Trump's tariffs struck down by Supreme Court in Feb; 56K+ importers eligible for $127B in refunds out of $166B paid across 53M+ shipments

March 20261 Summary

  1. Thursday, March 5, 2026Full Brief
    1. 2

      US International Trade Court orders CBP to process imports without tariffs imposed under Trump's emergency powers after Supreme Court ruled duties unlawful in Feb; US collected ~$264B in customs duties in 2025

February 20262 Summaries

  1. Wednesday, February 25, 2026Full Brief
    1. 6

      Supreme Court rules (5-4) US Postal Service cannot be sued for mail nondelivery, including intentional refusal to deliver, citing "federal immunity" under 1946 law; Case stemmed from Texas landlord alleging "2yr mail withholding & racial bias"

  2. Monday, February 23, 2026Full Brief
    1. 1

      Trump imposes 15% global tariffs on imports under emergency powers (Section 122 of Trade Act of 1974) for up to 150 days after Supreme Court rules (6-3) International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) doesn't authorize imposition of his earlier country-specific tariffs

January 20262 Summaries

  1. Tuesday, January 6, 2026Full Brief
    1. 1

      Venezuela Supreme Court swears in VP Delcy Rodriguez as interim President after US captures Maduro & wife, who both plead not guilty to drug & weapons charges in 1st appearance in US federal court in NY

  2. Monday, January 5, 2026Full Brief
    1. 4

      Trump withdraws National Guard troops from Chicago, LA & Portland after Supreme Court blocks federalization of Illinois Guard, ruling administration failed to show legal authority to use military for law enforcement

November 20252 Summaries

  1. Monday, November 10, 2025Full Brief
    1. 1

      Supreme Court temporarily pauses order requiring Trump admin to fully fund SNAP (food stamps) for 42M Americans in Nov pending appeals court ruling

  2. Friday, November 7, 2025Full Brief
    1. 4

      Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump policy requiring passports to list sex at birth, blocking transgender & nonbinary marker choice; Court says rule reflects historical fact, not discrimination

October 20252 Summaries

  1. Wednesday, October 15, 2025Full Brief
    1. 6

      93yo former Utah Supreme Court justice Dallin Oaks becomes 18th president of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, leading 17M+ Mormons after former leader Russell Nelson's passing in Sep

  2. Thursday, October 2, 2025Full Brief
    1. 4

      Supreme Court temporarily allows Fed Governor Cook to stay on board, rejecting Trump's bid to remove her; Unprecedented case on presidential power to fire Fed governors set for Jan hearing

September 20254 Summaries

  1. Wednesday, September 24, 2025Full Brief
    1. 4

      Supreme Court temporarily allows (6-3) Trump to fire FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter over policy disputes, weighing expansion of presidential removal powers & challenging 90yo precedent requiring "misconduct or neglect"

  2. Monday, September 15, 2025Full Brief
    1. 5

      Brazil Supreme Court sentences (4-1) former President Bolsonaro to 27yrs for coup attempt after 2022 electoral defeat

  3. Tuesday, September 9, 2025Full Brief
    1. 2

      Supreme Court lifts (6-3) restrictions on LA immigration stops, clearing way for ICE roving patrols despite prior ruling that agents unlawfully targeted people by race, accent & jobs; Over 5K arrests made since Jun

  4. Monday, September 1, 2025Full Brief
    1. 1

      US appeals court rules (7-4) most of Trump's tariffs illegal, says emergency powers (IEEPA) don't authorize duties; Delays order until Oct 14 for likely Supreme Court appeal

August 20252 Summaries

  1. Tuesday, August 26, 2025Full Brief
    1. 3

      Trump signs order prosecuting flag burning despite 1989 Supreme Court ruling protecting it as free speech; Order targets cases tied to incitement or crime & permits deportation of foreign nationals

  2. Friday, August 1, 2025Full Brief
    1. 5

      Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Brazil, alleging national security threats & rights abuses; Treasury sanctions Supreme Court Justice de Moraes under Global Magnitsky Act, claiming human rights violations in Bolsonaro trial

July 20259 Summaries

  1. Thursday, July 31, 2025Full Brief
    1. 5

      AP-NORC research: Americans' confidence in Supreme Court rises to 67% (vs 56% in Jul 2022 after Dobbs ruling ending constitutional right to abortion); 38% view Court as having "too much power" (vs 29% Apr 2025) despite ranking as most trusted among government branches

  2. Tuesday, July 29, 2025Full Brief
    1. 2

      Supreme Court temporarily blocks (6-3) appeals court's ruling that individual citizens cannot sue over voting discrimination under 1965 Voting Rights Act (claiming that only DOJ can); Ruling would have ended 90%+ of voting rights cases (which are citizen-led); Issue surfaced by ongoing legal battle of Native American tribes' 2022 lawsuit vs North Dakota over alleged discriminatory redistricting

  3. Friday, July 25, 2025Full Brief
    1. 3

      9th Circuit Appeals Court rules (2-1) Trump's birthright citizenship ban unconstitutional (violates 157yo 14th Amendment) & upholds lower court's nationwide block, as case moves closer to Supreme Court

    2. 5

      Supreme Court allows (6-3) Trump to fire 3 Democratic members of independent Consumer Product Safety Commission; Overturns 90yo precedent limiting presidential power to remove without cause but avoids ruling on merits of this removal

  4. Thursday, July 17, 2025Full Brief
    1. 1

      DHS deports 5 immigrants with criminal records from Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen & Laos to African nation Eswatini in 1st deportation after Supreme Court allowed 3rd country deportations late Jun

  5. Monday, July 14, 2025Full Brief
    1. 3

      State Dept lays off 1.3K domestic employees, following Supreme Court's 8-1 ruling allowing Trump to proceed with major federal workforce reductions; Admin's May letter to Congress targeted 3.4K total domestic reduction

  6. Friday, July 11, 2025Full Brief
    1. 1

      New Hampshire federal judge sides with class action lawsuit (on behalf of all affected children) & temporarily blocks Trump's birthright citizenship restriction; Supreme Court recently sided with Trump & limited lower federal courts from nationwide injunctions (except for class actions)

  7. Wednesday, July 9, 2025Full Brief
    1. 2

      Supreme Court (8-1) lifts lower court injunctions to allow Trump to proceed with major reductions in federal workforce (potentially affecting 10K's of civil service jobs & reshaping government services); Ruling applies to general effort & does not endorse specific plans but agencies may now proceed with 75K+ deferred dismissals already in process (pending other lawsuits)

  8. Thursday, July 3, 2025Full Brief
    1. 4

      Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns (4-3) state's 1849 near-total abortion ban, ruling it's superseded by more recent laws criminalizing abortion only after fetus can survive outside womb

June 20257 Summaries

  1. Monday, June 30, 2025Full Brief
    1. 2

      Supreme Court (6-3) limits lower courts from issuing nationwide injunctions, allowing Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship to proceed in parts of US (without addressing its constitutionality); Court now concludes its 9mo session & starts 3mo recess

  2. Friday, June 27, 2025Full Brief
    1. 2

      Supreme Court rules (6-3) that S Carolina can effectively remove reproductive health provider Planned Parenthood (targeted for making abortion accessible) from its Medicaid program, setting precedent for other states to follow

  3. Tuesday, June 24, 2025Full Brief
    1. 2

      Supreme Court temporarily allows (6-3) Trump admin to deport migrants to "third countries" (other than their homeland) while class action lawsuit proceeds, lifting previous court order requiring they get opportunity to legally challenge deportation

  4. Thursday, June 19, 2025Full Brief
    1. 2

      Supreme Court upholds (6-3) Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, allowing other states to implement similar bans

  5. Tuesday, June 10, 2025Full Brief
    1. 4

      Supreme Court lifts (6-3) lower court order blocking DOGE from accessing sensitive personal Social Security data

  6. Friday, June 6, 2025Full Brief
    1. 4

      Supreme Court unanimously (9-0) blocks Mexico's 2021 $10B lawsuit alleging US gun makers' failure to prevent sales to Mexico's drug cartels; Mexico claims 70%+ of its seized guns trafficked from US while it's virtually impossible to legally buy gun in Mexico (strict regulation & only 1 store nationwide)

  7. Monday, June 2, 2025Full Brief
    1. 1

      Mexico becomes 1st country to hold popular vote to elect (instead of appoint) entire judiciary branch; 7.7K candidates vying for 2.6K positions, including Supreme Court; Sunday's election sees low turnout (13% of 100M voters vs 60% in presidential election last year); Results on Jun 15

May 20255 Summaries

  1. Friday, May 30, 2025Full Brief
    1. 2

      Supreme Court allows Trump admin to strip refugee status from 530K immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela; ~1M immigrants now risk deportation

  2. Tuesday, May 27, 2025Full Brief
    1. 5

      Supreme Court ties (4-4) on whether Oklahoma can launch 1st publicly-funded religious charter school, denying its establishment yet not setting nationwide precedent

  3. Wednesday, May 21, 2025Full Brief
    1. 3

      Supreme Court approves Trump's emergency request, revoking 350K Venezuelans' refugee status, exposing them to deportation to country deemed unsafe by Biden admin

  4. Tuesday, May 20, 2025Full Brief
    1. 3

      Supreme Court extends temporary block on Trump's use of 18th-century wartime Alien Enemies Act for certain Texas deportations but avoids addressing legality of its use

  5. Wednesday, May 7, 2025Full Brief
    1. 5

      Supreme Court (conservative 6-3 majority) grants DOJ's appeal, allowing Trump to proceed with transgender ban in military (affecting 0.2% of forces) while litigation continues

April 20255 Summaries

  1. Wednesday, April 16, 2025Full Brief
    1. 7

      UK Supreme Court unanimously rules that gender refers to biological sex amid national disagreements

  2. Wednesday, April 9, 2025Full Brief
    1. 5

      Supreme Court sides with Trump's appeal in 1 of multiple mass government layoff lawsuits, allowing firings to proceed; 2nd lawsuit (narrower scope) against mass firings still pending & more lawsuits possible

  3. Tuesday, April 8, 2025Full Brief
    1. 5

      Supreme Court allows (5-4) Trump to use 1798 wartime law to deport Venezuelan migrants but requires court hearing with "reasonable time"

  4. Wednesday, April 2, 2025Full Brief
    1. 2

      Susan Crawford wins pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, maintaining Democrat majority (4-3) by defeating Republican Trump-Musk-backed Schimel in election viewed as current administration's early test; Most expensive court race in US history spent ~$100M, double of previous $51M 2023 record (also in Wisconsin)

  5. Tuesday, April 1, 2025Full Brief
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      Swing state Wisconsin votes today on its new State Supreme Court judge, choosing between Trump-backed conservative Schimel & liberal Crawford; Election beat spend records ($76M+) as Elon Musk handed 2 Schimel voters $1M checks

March 20252 Summaries

  1. Friday, March 28, 2025Full Brief
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      Supreme Court upholds (7-2) Biden-era rule making "ghost guns" (assemble-able guns without serial numbers) easier to trace

  2. Thursday, March 6, 2025Full Brief
    1. 5

      Supreme Court hears arguments in Mexico's $10B lawsuit vs US gun manufacturers, alleging 70-90% of recovered guns from drug cartels originate from US while Mexico's strict laws make civilian arm purchases nearly impossible

February 20252 Summaries

  1. Thursday, February 20, 2025Full Brief
    1. 4

      Appeals court rules against Trump's end to birthright citizenship for children of illegal & temporary migrants; Issue now likely to escalate to Supreme Court

  2. Wednesday, February 19, 2025Full Brief
    1. 4

      Brazilian Ex-President Bolsonaro charged with coup instigation after losing 2022 election by chief prosecutor, case now reviewed by Supreme Court

January 20252 Summaries

  1. Friday, January 17, 2025Full Brief
    1. 1

      Supreme Court unanimously upheld law requiring TikTok be divested from Chinese parent ByteDance by Jan 19 or face US ban; Trump weighs executive order once in office to delay ruling

  2. Friday, January 10, 2025Full Brief
    1. 6

      Supreme Court begins hearing TikTok's (170M US users) First Amendment challenge to bipartisan law requiring divestment from parent ByteDance by Jan 19 or complete US ban

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