Supreme Court Strikes Down some Trump Priorities, but Expands Presidential Power

Supreme Court strikes down some Trump priorities, but expands presidential power

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Supreme Court ended its 2025-2026 term with major rulings striking down President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, and upholding West Virginia and Idaho state laws requiring student athletes to compete on sports teams that correspond to their biological sex rather than their self-identified gender. The rulings followed other key decisions issued by the high court the same term rejec…

Analysis: Supreme Court strikes down some Trump priorities, but expands presidential power

WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ended its 2025-2026 term with major rulings striking down President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship, and upholding West Virginia and Idaho state laws requiring student athletes to compete on sports teams that correspond to their biological sex rather than their self-identified gender. The rulings followed other

Takeaways from Supreme Court term: Trump’s power is enhanced, but he lost some high-profile cases

Activists celebrate the Supreme Court’s ruling on birthright citizenship, outside of the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) By Mark Sherman and Lindsay Whitehurst ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump didn’t get what he wanted in some of the biggest Supreme Court cases this year: tariffs, birthright citizenship and the attempted firing of Federal Reserve governor Lisa …

Supreme Court gives Trump power over independent agencies

What happenedOverturning a 91-year precedent, the Supreme Court last week handed President Trump sweeping authority to control previously independent agencies—all except the Federal Reserve. In Trump v. Slaughter, the six conservative justices ruled that Trump was empowered to fire Rebecca Slaughter, a federal trade commissioner, last year because her views didn’t align with the White House’s agenda. The decision guts the precedent set by the 19…

Supreme Court Decision May Cement Presidential Control Over the NLRB and Other Independent Agencies (US)

The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 29 decision in Trump v. Slaughter may significantly reshape how independent federal agencies, such as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), operate.Although the case arose from President Donald Trump’s removal of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, the Court used the dispute to overrule Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, the 1935 decision that had long permitted Congress to shield …