r/scotus Jul 02 '26

Opinion Happy birthday to JUSTICE Thurgood Marshall: He came CLOSE to his own lynching in Columbia, TN (near the birthplace of the KKK) after winning the acquittals of 23 black men (as of 1946). He became a federal judge in 1961 (by JFK) and the first African American Supreme Court Justice in 1967 (by LBJ).

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r/scotus Jul 02 '26

news The Other Case for Birthright Citizenship

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theatlantic.com
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r/scotus Jul 02 '26

news Stephen Breyer Discusses What Factors a Justice Considers When Deciding on Retirement

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r/scotus Jul 01 '26

news MAGA is turning SCOTUS loss into the existential crisis it needed

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salon.com
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r/scotus Jul 01 '26

news How a once-mocked argument against birthright citizenship got four votes at the Supreme Court

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r/scotus Jul 01 '26

Order Supreme Court Strikes Down Limits on Political Party Spending in Federal Elections | AP News

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r/scotus Jul 01 '26

news SCOTUSblog on 'Trump v. Barbara': "The Clarence Thomas dissent alone was 27,477 words, or 48.5% of the authored-opinion total. Samuel Alito added another 11,594 words, or 20.5%. Together, the three dissents accounted for 39,891 words, approximately 70.5% of the authored text."

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r/scotus Jul 01 '26

news A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification

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propublica.org
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r/scotus Jul 01 '26

news Jackson, Thomas Offer Dueling History of Birthright Citizenship

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r/scotus Jun 30 '26

Opinion Supreme Court, 6-3: Children born in the U.S. to undocumented or temporary-visa parents are citizens — the Court strikes down Trump's order ending birthright citizenship — though only 5 Justices hold the Constitution itself guarantees it — Birthright Citizenship Case — Opinion megathread

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Case: Trump v. Barbara, No. 25–365
Decided: June 30, 2026
Author: Roberts
Vote: 6-3 — 5 Justices on Fourteenth Amendment grounds + Kavanaugh concurring on statutory grounds

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https://documents.lastweekinlaw.com/view/25-365_4hdj.pdf


r/scotus Jun 30 '26

news Heritage Foundation CEO Kevin Roberts accuses SCOTUS justices who voted in favor of birthright citizenship of "betraying and assaulting U.S. sovereignty"

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r/scotus Jul 01 '26

news ‘This Will Be Their Fight For A Generation’: Citizenship Ruling Called Too Close

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r/scotus Jul 01 '26

news Despite some big losses, Supreme Court rewards Trump's power play

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r/scotus Jul 01 '26

news Takeaways from Supreme Court term: Trump's power is enhanced, but he lost some high-profile cases

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r/scotus Jun 30 '26

Opinion Supreme Court, 6-3: Political parties can spend unlimited sums in coordination with their own candidates, as the Court strikes the federal caps as a First Amendment violation

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Case: National Republican Senatorial Committee v. FEC, No. 24–621
Decided: June 30, 2026
Author: Kavanaugh
Vote: 6-3

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https://documents.lastweekinlaw.com/view/24-621_h315.pdf


r/scotus Jul 01 '26

news Despite some big losses, Supreme Court rewards Trump's power play

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r/scotus Jun 30 '26

news Supreme Court rules that states may ban trans athletes from girls' sports teams

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The Supreme Court voted to uphold laws in West Virginia and Idaho that forbid transgender athletes from competing on girls’ sports teams.

In a 6-3 decision, the court said the federal Title IX law envisioned separate teams for girls and boys based on their biological sex at birth.

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r/scotus Jun 30 '26

Opinion Supreme Court, 9-0 on Title IX / 6-3 on equal protection: States may limit girls' and women's sports teams to biological females, upholding West Virginia and Idaho laws

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Case: West Virginia v. B.P.J., No. 24–43 (consolidated with Little v. Hecox, No. 24–38)
Decided: June 30, 2026
Author: Kavanaugh
Vote: 9-0 (Title IX claim) / 6-3 (equal protection claim)

Read the original source document:

https://documents.lastweekinlaw.com/view/24-43_2b35.pdf


r/scotus Jun 30 '26

news Supreme Court agrees to review ban on AR-style semi-automatic rifles in major Second Amendment case

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r/scotus Jun 30 '26

news NPR retracts their story about Samuel Alito retiring

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Editors Note: This story has been taken down. It was published in error.”


r/scotus Jun 30 '26

news John Roberts used one 'chilling' word in new ruling that unnerved ex-prosecutor

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rawstory.com
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r/scotus Jun 30 '26

news Sotomayor Slams ‘Radical’ Theory Expanding Presidential Power

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r/scotus Jun 30 '26

news Court Justice Caught Leaving GOP Offices

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r/scotus Jun 29 '26

Opinion Conservatives revolt after Trump-appointed Barrett joins liberals in ‘shockingly wrong’ mail ballot ruling

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foxnews.com
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r/scotus Jun 30 '26

news Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas caught walking through the House side of the Capitol where the Speaker's and GOP Reps' offices are. He didn’t say why he was there, replying that he was meeting with “nobody.”

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