In one of its final rulings of the term, the court blocked President Trump’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship in Trump v. Barbara, rejecting the administration’s effort to narrow who is a U.S. citizen.
The court also ruled against him in Learning Resources v. Trump, finding he exceeded his executive power by imposing tariffs. Trump argues he was protected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Even with these losses, the president still won them over in Trump v. Slaughter, expanding his authority to fire independent commissioners without cause and overturning a 90-year-old precedent, as well as in Trump v. Miot, a decision affecting more than 350,000 Haitians with Temporary Protected Status.
These expansions of power and advancements in agenda brought into question whether the Supreme Court is acting as a judicial arm for the administration.
“Tariffs is probably the key policy issue for this president,” Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said. “I don’t think there are all that many decisions in recent times where a court strikes down such an important policy to a sitting president.”
The justices return in October with over 20 cases already on the docket.
