#supreme-court
5 posts tagged supreme-court.
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SCOTUS ends coordinated spending limits and rebuilds parties
The Supreme Court's FEC v. NRSC ruling dismantles fifty-year-old campaign finance caps, but the real story is less about billionaires than about a structural shift of power back to political parties.
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Birthright citizenship survives, but the battle shifts
The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling upholding birthright citizenship is a genuine constitutional win, but Trump's pivot to Congress reveals the real vulnerability — statutory, not judicial.
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Trans athlete ban upheld, and what the court actually said
The Supreme Court's ruling on transgender athletes in women's sports is more nuanced than partisans on either side will admit — and the campaign finance decision it overshadows may matter more.
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SCOTUS tears down the regulatory state's foundations
The Supreme Court's dismantling of Humphrey's Executor transforms independent agencies into presidential fiefdoms — a decision with consequences far beyond Trump.
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The slow death of Section 2 voting rights
The Supreme Court's decision to let stand a ruling gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act reflects long-running judicial scepticism about race-conscious electoral remedies — and raises questions about whether the Act still functions.