Despite marquee losses, Supreme Court term grows Trump’s presidential power
Key takeaways
- Set backs on tariffs, birthright citizenship overlay broad interpretation of presidential power supported by Trump.
- Trump and his allies have long argued for the president’s expanded authorities over the judicial and legislative branches of government.
- “I would not venture to psychoanalyse Trump or anyone working for him,” Frank Bowman, professor emeritus of law at the University of Missouri, told Al Jazeera.
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Set backs on tariffs, birthright citizenship overlay broad interpretation of presidential power supported by Trump.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Immigrants' rights activists and demonstrators attend a rally outside the US Supreme Court, on April 29, 2026 [Nathan Howard/Reuters]By Joseph Stepansky Published On 1 Jul 20261 Jul 2026Washington, DC – The United States Supreme Court has completed its nine-month term, handing US President Donald Trump a handful of losses on marquee issues, including scuttling his reciprocal tariffs policy and effort to end birthright citizenship.
But despite the mixed bag of rulings, which included several notable victories on issues championed by the president, experts told Al Jazeera the 6-3 conservative-dominated court has continued its trend towards granting broad executive power.