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• In a 6-3 landmark ruling on Tuesday, the US Supreme Court struck down campaign spending limits, citing protections under the First Amendment. • The decision overrules a 2001 precedent involving the Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee and reverses a 2024 ruling by the US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. • This shift follows arguments from plaintiffs that evolving campaign finance jurisprudence over the last two decades had eroded the original rationale for the spending caps.

• The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday that the Constitution guarantees automatic birthright citizenship to virtually everyone born within the United States. • The decision directly rejects an executive order from President Donald Trump that sought to end this longstanding constitutional guarantee. • This ruling is significant as it reinforces the legal interpretation of birthright citizenship and limits the scope of executive power regarding immigration.

• The US Supreme Court issued a ruling upholding birthright citizenship, delivering a significant rebuke to Donald Trump's anti-immigration agenda. • To bypass this ruling, the administration would need to pass legislation, though it faces the difficult challenge of overcoming a 60-vote Senate filibuster. • In separate rulings released today, the Court decided that states may exclude transgender athletes from female sports and struck down spending limits for political parties supporting candidates.

• The Supreme Court issued a ruling on Tuesday altering federal campaign finance limits, potentially shifting the financial landscape for the 2026 elections. • The decision allows party groups to provide more direct funding to candidates, which is particularly beneficial for Republicans who have been trailing in fundraising. • This shift matters because it enables cash-flush party organizations to bridge funding gaps for struggling candidates in the battle for congressional control.

Justices upheld laws in West Virginia and Idaho, boosting similar restrictions in 25 other statesTransgender youth athletes have vowed to keep playing sports and fighting for equal access to teams after the US supreme court ruled in favor of laws banning their participation.The court’s conservative supermajority on Tuesday upheld laws in West Virginia and Idaho prohibiting trans girls from participating in women’s teams, finding the laws were constitutional. Continue reading...

Today is the final day for the supreme court to lay out the last rulings of its nine-month termHello, and welcome to the US politics live blog.In a significant victory for the president on Monday, the court granted him the ability to fire leaders of some independent US agencies at will, in a move one advocacy group called “disastrous.” Continue reading...

• President Trump praised a recent Supreme Court ruling that expands presidential authority over the executive branch. • The decision allows the president to remove executive branch officers and agency appointees, overturning previous legal precedents. • This shift significantly increases the president's control over federal agencies and the personnel who lead them.

• In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court rejected a GOP challenge regarding post-Election Day ballot receipt deadlines. • Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined Chief Justice John Roberts and the court's liberal wing to uphold the practice of counting mail-in ballots received after the deadline, provided they were postmarked on time. • This decision preserves existing voting rules in Mississippi and other jurisdictions, ensuring that legitimate mail-in votes are not discarded due to delivery delays.