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President Donald Trump signed two new executive orders on Thursday aiming to restrict birthright citizenship, weeks after the Supreme Court rejected his first attempt. The orders target narrow exceptions and 'birth tourism,' but are expected to face legal challenges.
The Trump administration has refunded roughly $100 billion in tariffs after the Supreme Court invalidated most emergency-imposed duties, according to customs data. The refunds, which cover more than three-quarters of the $128.68 billion identified as potential refunds, follow the court's February ruling that rejected the use of IEEPA for tariff policies.
The US Supreme Court ruled that a Rastafari inmate cannot sue prison employees for cutting his dreadlocks, citing that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act does not allow individual claims for financial damages. The ruling upheld a lower court decision, with conservative justices arguing the relevant law does not permit lawsuits against individual employees who have not consented to liability.
Japan's Supreme Court has upheld a dissolution order against the Unification Church, marking the first time a religious group has been dissolved by court order since World War II. The ruling calls the dissolution 'necessary and unavoidable' due to the group's harmful activities.
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review an appeal by the NFL and three teams, allowing a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by Black coach Brian Flores to proceed in federal court. Flores alleges systematic discrimination against Black coaches, including sham interviews to satisfy the Rooney Rule.
The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned Alex Murdaugh's murder conviction, ruling that the court clerk’s comments to the jury denied him a fair trial. The state will seek a retrial. Murdaugh remains in federal prison on a 40-year sentence for financial fraud.
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has temporarily blocked a new law that could reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence for a 2022 coup plot. The ruling stays the law's application until the full court reviews its constitutionality.
The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily allowed mifepristone abortion pills to be prescribed via telemedicine and sent by mail, blocking a prior appeals court ruling that restricted access. The order gives justices time to consider an emergency petition from drug manufacturers, while the lawsuit over the FDA's 2023 rule continues.
The US Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Wednesday over whether the Trump administration can end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Haiti and Syria. Analysts warn that a ruling against the protections could lead to further cuts affecting nearly 1.3 million TPS holders.
