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Supreme Court to Rule Friday on Birthright Citizenship and Five Other Major Cases

Friday’s rulings could reshape federal authority over nationwide injunctions with major effects on citizenship, school policies and electoral districts.

A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo
A U.S. Supreme Court police officer stands watch as anti-abortion protesters rally outside of the Supreme Court, Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Demonstrators rally outside the Supreme Court in support of birthright citizenship on May 15, 2025.
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Overview

  • The justices will decide whether to curb or preserve nationwide injunctions that have blocked President Trump’s executive order to end automatic birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
  • A religious-rights case will determine if conservative parents in Montgomery County, Maryland, can opt their elementary-age children out of lessons featuring LGBTQ-themed books.
  • The Court will weigh a challenge to Louisiana’s congressional map that tests the role of race in creating a second Black majority district under the Voting Rights Act.
  • In Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, the high court will assess the constitutionality of a Texas law requiring age verification for online pornography and its impact on adult First Amendment rights.
  • The remaining opinions include disputes over the Affordable Care Act’s preventive services task force and a challenge to the FCC’s Universal Service Fund for phone and broadband subsidies.