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Polybius

(20,609 posts)
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 02:50 PM Jun 23

Supreme Court prepares to release major opinions on birthright citizenship, LGBTQ books, porn sites and more

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Source: CNN

From digging into President Donald Trump’s battle with the courts to deciding whether people can be required to identify themselves before viewing porn online, the Supreme Court in the coming days will deliver its most dramatic decisions of the year.

With most of its pending rulings complete, the justices are now working toward issuing the final flurry of opinions that could have profound implications for the Trump administration, the First Amendment and millions of American people.

Already, the conservative Supreme Court has allowed states to ban transgender care for minors — a blockbuster decision that could have far-reaching consequences — sided with the Food and Drug Administration’s denial of vaping products and upheld Biden-era federal regulations that will make it easier to track “ghost guns.”

Here are some of the most important outstanding cases:

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/23/politics/supreme-court-major-opinions



Birthright citizenship
LGBTQ books in school
Preventive health care and government power
Race and redistricting
Planned Parenthood funding
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Supreme Court prepares to release major opinions on birthright citizenship, LGBTQ books, porn sites and more (Original Post) Polybius Jun 23 OP
desiccated meat sacks say what? Marthe48 Jun 23 #1
Excited to see how many contextualists SSJVegeta Jun 23 #2
Expecting the worst. 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 23 #3
That's my take newdeal2 Jun 23 #6
Porn sites may identify a lot of Republican politicians doing their own research on the topic IronLionZion Jun 23 #4
Hope all those people from 2016 EllieBC Jun 23 #5
Locking. Lasher Jun 23 #7

Marthe48

(21,386 posts)
1. desiccated meat sacks say what?
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 02:58 PM
Jun 23

I have no doubt the religious majority masquerading as impartial legal scholars will rule in favor of their overlords.


SSJVegeta

(1,195 posts)
2. Excited to see how many contextualists
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 03:02 PM
Jun 23

Think this means people are not guaranteed citizenship at birth:

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.

50 Shades Of Blue

(11,190 posts)
3. Expecting the worst.
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 03:35 PM
Jun 23

newdeal2

(3,482 posts)
6. That's my take
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 06:17 PM
Jun 23

Maybe we will get 1 / 5 rulings to go our way

IronLionZion

(49,526 posts)
4. Porn sites may identify a lot of Republican politicians doing their own research on the topic
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 03:52 PM
Jun 23

and conservative judges, preachers, etc.

EllieBC

(3,539 posts)
5. Hope all those people from 2016
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 06:09 PM
Jun 23

who “voted their conscience” or just stayed home enjoy the rulings. And I actually hope they are somehow negatively impacted by them.

Lasher

(29,088 posts)
7. Locking.
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 08:45 PM
Jun 23

This is in anticipation of several SCOTUS rulings that have yet to be announced, and so we don't think it is LBN material. Please consider posting it in GD or E&OA.

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