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5 takeaways from Supreme Court's landmark decision day
Key takeaways
- Link copied by Sophie Brams, Sarah Davis and Caroline Vakil - 06/30/26 7:01 PM ET Link copied NOW PLAYING The Supreme Court s final opinion day was full of landmark decisions, in a term marked by them.
- And with the court s work wrapping up from the session that began in October, the justices are already setting the stage for major battles in their next term.
- The court s 6-3 ruling striking down Trump s Day 1 executive order ending birthright citizenship was a familiar mathematical split.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Link copied by Sophie Brams, Sarah Davis and Caroline Vakil - 06/30/26 7:01 PM ET Link copied NOW PLAYING The Supreme Court s final opinion day was full of landmark decisions, in a term marked by them.
The justices handed down major rulings that rejected a core facet of President Trump s immigration agenda, upheld statewide bans on transgender athletes in sports and dismantled a federal law enacted in the wake of the Watergate scandal that capped coordinated political party spending.
And with the court s work wrapping up from the session that began in October, the justices are already setting the stage for major battles in their next term.
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