Curbyourmaga
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Justice Sotomayor: "No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates. Today, the threat is to birthright citizenship. Tomorrow, a different administration may try to seize firearms from law-abiding citizens or prevent people of certain faiths from gathering to worship."
Breaking:
In a 6-3 ruling, the conservative justices just ruled that nationwide injunctions likely exceed the authority Congress has given the courts.
In doing so, the Court is narrowing nationwide injunctions that blocked Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship.
In a 6-3 ruling, the conservative justices just ruled that nationwide injunctions likely exceed the authority Congress has given the courts.
In doing so, the Court is narrowing nationwide injunctions that blocked Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship.
June 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Justice Sotomayor: "No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates. Today, the threat is to birthright citizenship. Tomorrow, a different administration may try to seize firearms from law-abiding citizens or prevent people of certain faiths from gathering to worship."
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Anyone else having a hard time being happy when the Supreme Court makes the right call for once? It’s like, good, but **gestures broadly**
BREAKING:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court preserves key part of Affordable Care Act's free preventive health care coverage requirements.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court preserves key part of Affordable Care Act's free preventive health care coverage requirements.
June 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Anyone else having a hard time being happy when the Supreme Court makes the right call for once? It’s like, good, but **gestures broadly**
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Reuters: U.S. SUPREME COURT DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY ACT ON BID TO PRESERVE VOTING MAP THAT RAISED THE NUMBER OF BLACK-MAJORITY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS IN LOUISIANA, ORDERS CASE TO BE REARGUED
June 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Reuters: U.S. SUPREME COURT DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY ACT ON BID TO PRESERVE VOTING MAP THAT RAISED THE NUMBER OF BLACK-MAJORITY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS IN LOUISIANA, ORDERS CASE TO BE REARGUED
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The Supreme Court is about to go on an extended summer vacation, after having blown up the docket of every single lower court judge who has been working like a dog to deal with the firehose of illegal orders coming out of this administration.
If the Supreme Court thinks universal injunctions are unconstitutional, to wait until *now* to say that, in this of all cases, with this of all presidents, is a devastating indictment of both its impartiality and its prudence.
June 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The Supreme Court is about to go on an extended summer vacation, after having blown up the docket of every single lower court judge who has been working like a dog to deal with the firehose of illegal orders coming out of this administration.
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The birthright citizenship / nationwide injunctions ruling will (and should) get most of the headlines.
But it's shaping up to be another *very bad* day for the Fifth Circuit (at the end of a very bad term) at #SCOTUS.
But it's shaping up to be another *very bad* day for the Fifth Circuit (at the end of a very bad term) at #SCOTUS.
June 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The birthright citizenship / nationwide injunctions ruling will (and should) get most of the headlines.
But it's shaping up to be another *very bad* day for the Fifth Circuit (at the end of a very bad term) at #SCOTUS.
But it's shaping up to be another *very bad* day for the Fifth Circuit (at the end of a very bad term) at #SCOTUS.
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“No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates.” –Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
One of the most chilling sentences I have ever read.
One of the most chilling sentences I have ever read.
June 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates.” –Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
One of the most chilling sentences I have ever read.
One of the most chilling sentences I have ever read.
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This is a lie (as usual). While I disagree with the decision, IT LEAVES THE INJUNCTIONS OF THE BIRTHRIGHT EO IN PLACE, just narrows them to the plaintiffs. And it does not limit nationwide class actions, which will be filed to achieve the identical outcomes. The EO remains unconstitutional.
June 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is a lie (as usual). While I disagree with the decision, IT LEAVES THE INJUNCTIONS OF THE BIRTHRIGHT EO IN PLACE, just narrows them to the plaintiffs. And it does not limit nationwide class actions, which will be filed to achieve the identical outcomes. The EO remains unconstitutional.
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Justice Sotomayor dissenting on birthright citizenship case: "The gamesmanship in this request is apparent and the Government makes no attempt to hide it. Yet, shamefully, this Court plays along. Because I will not be complicit in so grave an attack on our system of law, I dissent."
June 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Justice Sotomayor dissenting on birthright citizenship case: "The gamesmanship in this request is apparent and the Government makes no attempt to hide it. Yet, shamefully, this Court plays along. Because I will not be complicit in so grave an attack on our system of law, I dissent."
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Holy Crap. Just straight up looting at this point. Or like was already looting. But just bringing in a semi to haul out the loot faster.
June 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Holy Crap. Just straight up looting at this point. Or like was already looting. But just bringing in a semi to haul out the loot faster.
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Wow was that fast--an immigrant advocate group already filed an amended complaint seeking class action relief in its birthright citizenship case in federal court in Maryland
June 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Wow was that fast--an immigrant advocate group already filed an amended complaint seeking class action relief in its birthright citizenship case in federal court in Maryland
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I'll be posting top lines and opinion links as soon as we get them, but folks should be patient; last-day rulings are often more than a little complicated (and that could easily include whatever we get in the birthright citizenship cases).
And I'll have longer-form analyses later, via "One First":
And I'll have longer-form analyses later, via "One First":
One First | Steve Vladeck | Substack
A weekly newsletter aiming to make the Supreme Court’s rulings, procedures, and history more accessible to all. Click to read One First, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
www.stevevladeck.com
June 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I'll be posting top lines and opinion links as soon as we get them, but folks should be patient; last-day rulings are often more than a little complicated (and that could easily include whatever we get in the birthright citizenship cases).
And I'll have longer-form analyses later, via "One First":
And I'll have longer-form analyses later, via "One First":
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We expect six rulings; five in "merits" cases, and a ruling on the birthright citizenship applications (which we expect because, unlike other applications, they were argued).
As for what order, there are good guesses out there about who's writing what, but we've also (regularly) been fooled before.
As for what order, there are good guesses out there about who's writing what, but we've also (regularly) been fooled before.
June 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We expect six rulings; five in "merits" cases, and a ruling on the birthright citizenship applications (which we expect because, unlike other applications, they were argued).
As for what order, there are good guesses out there about who's writing what, but we've also (regularly) been fooled before.
As for what order, there are good guesses out there about who's writing what, but we've also (regularly) been fooled before.
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Three reminders ahead of #SCOTUS news at 10 ET:
1) Decisions come out in reverse seniority order by who wrote it (so KBJ first; Chief last);
2) Anything unsigned ("per curiam") comes *after* anything signed; and
3) This is just for *argued* cases; other business can (and will) come up all summer.
1) Decisions come out in reverse seniority order by who wrote it (so KBJ first; Chief last);
2) Anything unsigned ("per curiam") comes *after* anything signed; and
3) This is just for *argued* cases; other business can (and will) come up all summer.
June 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Three reminders ahead of #SCOTUS news at 10 ET:
1) Decisions come out in reverse seniority order by who wrote it (so KBJ first; Chief last);
2) Anything unsigned ("per curiam") comes *after* anything signed; and
3) This is just for *argued* cases; other business can (and will) come up all summer.
1) Decisions come out in reverse seniority order by who wrote it (so KBJ first; Chief last);
2) Anything unsigned ("per curiam") comes *after* anything signed; and
3) This is just for *argued* cases; other business can (and will) come up all summer.
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First #SCOTUS ruling today is birthright citizenship.
Justice Barrett, for a 6-3 majority (with the three Dem. appointees dissenting) holds that universal injunctions are only appropriate when necessary to provide "complete" relief to parties, and stays these injunctions insofar as they go further:
Justice Barrett, for a 6-3 majority (with the three Dem. appointees dissenting) holds that universal injunctions are only appropriate when necessary to provide "complete" relief to parties, and stays these injunctions insofar as they go further:
www.supremecourt.gov
June 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
First #SCOTUS ruling today is birthright citizenship.
Justice Barrett, for a 6-3 majority (with the three Dem. appointees dissenting) holds that universal injunctions are only appropriate when necessary to provide "complete" relief to parties, and stays these injunctions insofar as they go further:
Justice Barrett, for a 6-3 majority (with the three Dem. appointees dissenting) holds that universal injunctions are only appropriate when necessary to provide "complete" relief to parties, and stays these injunctions insofar as they go further:
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Super-quick take while reading the ruling:
This is going to be a much bigger deal for challenges to *other* Trump policies than to birthright citizenship (where it's likely that lower courts will still be able to block the policy on a nationwide basis even after this ruling).
*That's* the import.
This is going to be a much bigger deal for challenges to *other* Trump policies than to birthright citizenship (where it's likely that lower courts will still be able to block the policy on a nationwide basis even after this ruling).
*That's* the import.
First #SCOTUS ruling today is birthright citizenship.
Justice Barrett, for a 6-3 majority (with the three Dem. appointees dissenting) holds that universal injunctions are only appropriate when necessary to provide "complete" relief to parties, and stays these injunctions insofar as they go further:
Justice Barrett, for a 6-3 majority (with the three Dem. appointees dissenting) holds that universal injunctions are only appropriate when necessary to provide "complete" relief to parties, and stays these injunctions insofar as they go further:
www.supremecourt.gov
June 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Super-quick take while reading the ruling:
This is going to be a much bigger deal for challenges to *other* Trump policies than to birthright citizenship (where it's likely that lower courts will still be able to block the policy on a nationwide basis even after this ruling).
*That's* the import.
This is going to be a much bigger deal for challenges to *other* Trump policies than to birthright citizenship (where it's likely that lower courts will still be able to block the policy on a nationwide basis even after this ruling).
*That's* the import.
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It's worth keeping in mind, insofar as today's #SCOTUS ruling is going to put a lot of pressure on federal district courts to certify nationwide class actions, that part of why nationwide classes have become harder to certify is because of ... the Supreme Court:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-136-...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-136-...
Bonus 136: Nationwide Injunctions vs. Nationwide Class Actions
If those who oppose non-plaintiff-specific relief are doing so on principle and not just politics, they should support more robust nationwide class action suits against the federal government.
www.stevevladeck.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
It's worth keeping in mind, insofar as today's #SCOTUS ruling is going to put a lot of pressure on federal district courts to certify nationwide class actions, that part of why nationwide classes have become harder to certify is because of ... the Supreme Court:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-136-...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-136-...
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In case you're wondering why we're still waiting for the *second* #SCOTUS ruling, it's because Justice Sotomayor is still reading her dissent from the bench.
Rulings are posted only when the reading of them begins in the courtroom.
Rulings are posted only when the reading of them begins in the courtroom.
June 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
In case you're wondering why we're still waiting for the *second* #SCOTUS ruling, it's because Justice Sotomayor is still reading her dissent from the bench.
Rulings are posted only when the reading of them begins in the courtroom.
Rulings are posted only when the reading of them begins in the courtroom.
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Second #SCOTUS ruling is in Braidwood.
For a 6-3 majority (with Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch in dissent), Justice Kavanaugh rejects constitutional challenge to HHS panel that makes recommendations for preventive health care services:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
For a 6-3 majority (with Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch in dissent), Justice Kavanaugh rejects constitutional challenge to HHS panel that makes recommendations for preventive health care services:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov
June 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Second #SCOTUS ruling is in Braidwood.
For a 6-3 majority (with Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch in dissent), Justice Kavanaugh rejects constitutional challenge to HHS panel that makes recommendations for preventive health care services:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
For a 6-3 majority (with Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch in dissent), Justice Kavanaugh rejects constitutional challenge to HHS panel that makes recommendations for preventive health care services:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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Third #SCOTUS ruling is in the universal service fund (non-delegation) case.
For a 6-3 majority (with Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissenting), Justice Kagan *rejects* non-delegation challenge; upholds universal service fund structure and authority:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
For a 6-3 majority (with Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissenting), Justice Kagan *rejects* non-delegation challenge; upholds universal service fund structure and authority:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov
June 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Third #SCOTUS ruling is in the universal service fund (non-delegation) case.
For a 6-3 majority (with Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissenting), Justice Kagan *rejects* non-delegation challenge; upholds universal service fund structure and authority:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
For a 6-3 majority (with Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissenting), Justice Kagan *rejects* non-delegation challenge; upholds universal service fund structure and authority:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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Fourth #SCOTUS ruling is in Mahmoud.
For a 6-3 majority (with the three Dem. appointees dissenting), Justice Alito sides with parents in challenge to school board's introduction of the “LGBTQ+-inclusive” storybooks, along with its decision to withhold opt outs:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
For a 6-3 majority (with the three Dem. appointees dissenting), Justice Alito sides with parents in challenge to school board's introduction of the “LGBTQ+-inclusive” storybooks, along with its decision to withhold opt outs:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov
June 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Fourth #SCOTUS ruling is in Mahmoud.
For a 6-3 majority (with the three Dem. appointees dissenting), Justice Alito sides with parents in challenge to school board's introduction of the “LGBTQ+-inclusive” storybooks, along with its decision to withhold opt outs:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
For a 6-3 majority (with the three Dem. appointees dissenting), Justice Alito sides with parents in challenge to school board's introduction of the “LGBTQ+-inclusive” storybooks, along with its decision to withhold opt outs:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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Fifth ruling from #SCOTUS is in the Texas porn age-verification case.
For a 6-3 majority (with the three Democratic appointees dissenting), Justice Thomas *upholds* Texas's age-verification scheme for porn websites against a First Amendment challenge:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
For a 6-3 majority (with the three Democratic appointees dissenting), Justice Thomas *upholds* Texas's age-verification scheme for porn websites against a First Amendment challenge:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov
June 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Fifth ruling from #SCOTUS is in the Texas porn age-verification case.
For a 6-3 majority (with the three Democratic appointees dissenting), Justice Thomas *upholds* Texas's age-verification scheme for porn websites against a First Amendment challenge:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
For a 6-3 majority (with the three Democratic appointees dissenting), Justice Thomas *upholds* Texas's age-verification scheme for porn websites against a First Amendment challenge:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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Remember: whatever happens from here on out the Dems who vote for this GOP budget are complicit. Because they willingly surrendered the power they had to stop it.
The idea that allowing what’s been happening the last two months to continue is a way to avoid “blame” is madness
The idea that allowing what’s been happening the last two months to continue is a way to avoid “blame” is madness
March 14, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Remember: whatever happens from here on out the Dems who vote for this GOP budget are complicit. Because they willingly surrendered the power they had to stop it.
The idea that allowing what’s been happening the last two months to continue is a way to avoid “blame” is madness
The idea that allowing what’s been happening the last two months to continue is a way to avoid “blame” is madness
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Meiselas: That’s our message to you from the MeidasTouch Network: Grow a spine. Vote against cloture. Vote against the CR. The American people are with you. Stop this hostile government takeover. Fight for the people.
March 14, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Meiselas: That’s our message to you from the MeidasTouch Network: Grow a spine. Vote against cloture. Vote against the CR. The American people are with you. Stop this hostile government takeover. Fight for the people.
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🚨Join us for an emergency rally outside @schumer.senate.gov’s at 8am FRI morning at 9 Prospect Park West to tell him to vote NO on cloture & the Trump/Musk budget! 🚨
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March 14, 2025 at 12:52 AM
🚨Join us for an emergency rally outside @schumer.senate.gov’s at 8am FRI morning at 9 Prospect Park West to tell him to vote NO on cloture & the Trump/Musk budget! 🚨
@indivisible.org @marisakabas.bsky.social @socialists.nyc @popdemocaction.bsky.social
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Senate Democrats, I implore you: hold the line, and demand a clean, bipartisan short-term bill that we all can support to keep the government open. Thank you @maddow.msnbc.com for discussing with me tonight.
March 14, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Senate Democrats, I implore you: hold the line, and demand a clean, bipartisan short-term bill that we all can support to keep the government open. Thank you @maddow.msnbc.com for discussing with me tonight.