The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship in the United States, allowed schools to ban transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams and expanded political party spending in coordination with campaigns.
In one of the most watched rulings of the term, the justices struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to end birthright citizenship, a right enshrined in the 14th Amendment, for children born to undocumented immigrants or people in the U.S. temporarily.
Despite the ruling, Trump called on Congress to “start TODAY to work on ending expensive and unfair to our Country, Birthright Citizenship.”
“The Supreme Court upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is too bad for our Country, but we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation, with the support of the President, that has now been determined during this process. No long and unwieldy Constitutional Amendment is necessary!” Trump wrote.
The court also allowed West Virginia and Idaho to implement laws preventing transgender athletes from competing in women’s school sports.
Justices also eliminated a federal law limiting how much political parties can spend in coordination with individual campaigns, siding with Republicans.
The justices’ rulings Tuesday were the final decisions of the 2025-2026 term.
Mike Johnson’s eye roll says it all as reporters break the birthright citizenship ruling to House Speaker
House Speaker Mike Johnson rolled his eyes and shook his head momentarily as reporters broke the news to him on Tuesday that the Supreme Court had upheld birthright citizenship, striking down President Donald Trump’s executive order.
Johnson was in the middle of giving his weekly press conference while answering a question about the previous two High Court rulings and talking prospectively about birthright citizenship when the ruling was announced, going against Trump.
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Trump calls on Congress to end birthright citizenship, despite Supreme Court ruling
After suffering a massive loss at the Supreme Court, the president called on Congress to end birthright citizenship through legislation – despite the court’s ruling affirming that the Constitution gives citizenship to anyone born in the U.S.
”The Supreme Court upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is too bad for our Country, but we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation, with the support of the President, that has now been determined during this process,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Tuesday.
The court’s ruling firmly declared that “children born in the United States to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are ‘subject to the jurisdiction’ of the United States and are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause.”
However, Trump insisted, “No long and unwieldy Constitutional Amendment is necessary!”
“Congress should start TODAY to work on ending expensive and unfair to our Country, Birthright Citizenship. They will have my Complete and Total Support!”
'Trump suffered a stunning loss' ACLU says
“With a 6-3 judgment from the U.S. Supreme Court, President Trump suffered a stunning loss on a signature order he signed on day one of his presidency,”Anthony Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, said.
“This was one of the most important constitutional cases of the past 100 years. The president bet his legacy trying to secure this policy win — even attending the argument in person — and he lost. It was especially gratifying that the majority opinion was authored by Chief Justice Roberts, and that Trump appointees Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett agreed with the decision to strike down the order.”
Supreme Court will consider challenge to law banning semi-automatic rifles next term
Next term, the Supreme Court justices will hear two gun-related cases, this time concerning bans on semi-automatic-style rifles such as AR-15s.
The cases, stemming from challenges to laws in Illinois and Connecticut, argue that banning assault-style rifles infringes on the Second Amendment.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis calls birthright citizenship ‘major defeat’
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, who has closely aligned his policies with Trump, said Tuesday that the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold birthright citizenship was “a major defeat.”
The Florida governor lamented that the decision was “substantive,” rather than “procedural” – meaning it is a firm decision that would require much more to overrule.
“Will need either a constitutional amendment or a future court to overrule this,” DeSantis said Tuesday.
Jewish Council for Public Affairs welcomes birthright citizenship ruling
“As a community that found refuge in this country as immigrants, Jews know that the promise of belonging — the principle that if you are born here, you are from here — is a constitutional bedrock that has allowed our community, and so many others, to thrive in safety for generations,” Amy Spitalnick the CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs said in a statement.
“As this administration continues to target immigrants and refugees with dehumanizing and draconian policies and bigotry, we will keep fighting to ensure that every human life is treated with dignity and that this country lives up to its highest ideals."
In Photos: Activists celebrate Supreme Court ruling on transgender athletes
Attorneys for transgender athletes call ruling ‘deeply harmful’
Lawyers representing transgender athletes, who fought state laws barring their clients from participating on school sports teams, called the Supreme Court’s ruling “deeply harmful” and “heartbreaking.”
“This ruling is deeply harmful for transgender women and girls who only asked for the ability to participate in sports with their peers,” Sasha Buchert, the Senior Attorney and Director of the Non-Binary and Transgender Rights Project, for Lambda Legal said.
Burchert said, “Countless studies have demonstrated the myriad benefits that come with participation in team sports. Now, one population, transgender youth and collegians, are targeted for specific and baseless discrimination.”
“This is a heartbreaking ruling for our clients and transgender girls like them who’ve asked for nothing more than the same opportunities afforded to their peers.” saidJoshua Block, Senior Counsel for the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Rights Project.
“It is profoundly unfair to deny a young person the benefits of teamwork and dedication because of who they are,” said Kelly O’Neill, Legal Voice’s Idaho attorney. “We should be removing barriers for girls and women in sports, not creating new ones.”
News outlet retracts report about Supreme Court justice retiring
NPR has retracted an apparently erroneous report that a sitting Supreme Court justice has retired, shortly after the final decision of this year’s term.
A public information officer for the court has stressed that no such announcements have been made. An editor’s note on the story now states that the outlet “erroneously published” the report.
Trump celebrates ruling expanding political campaign spending ruling
President Donald Trump celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down campaign spending limits for political parties in coordination with individual campaigns.
“The Supreme Court just took restrictions off political spending! A BIG WIN FOR REPUBLICANS and, more importantly, The First Amendment!” Trump wrote.