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• The Supreme Court rejected a legal bid by Donald Trump to end birthright citizenship, upholding the protections guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. • The ruling ensures that most children born within the United States continue to receive automatic U.S. citizenship regardless of their parents' legal status. • This decision represents a significant setback for Trump's immigration agenda, which sought to restrict the criteria for citizenship.

• The Supreme Court upheld the broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting an executive order by President Donald Trump that sought to restrict citizenship for children born to parents in the U.S. illegally. • The ruling aligns with the longstanding judicial interpretation of the 14th Amendment and arrived on the final day of a court term that otherwise largely favored Trump's claims of presidential power. • In separate Tuesday rulings, the court upheld state laws prohibiting transgender girls and women from participating in public school and college sports and struck down federal election spending limits.

Court rules against Trump administration on policy that people born in the United States are citizensSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US supreme court has upheld birthright citizenship, which provides nearly all people born in the country with citizenship, ruling against a central piece of Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda.The president had issued an executive order on the first day of his second term that sought to undo birthright citizenship. The order would override the US constitution, which it cannot do, though his administration has argued the order instead interprets the constitution correctly. Continue reading...

Justices voted to overturn judgements issued by lower courts in favor of trans students who sued after being barred from competing in West Virginia and IdahoUS supreme court decisions – live updatesThe US supreme court has upheld laws in two conservative states excluding transgender girls and women from competing in female sports in a far-reaching ruling certain to impact trans rights throughout the US.The court’s nine justices voted to overturn previous judgements issued by lower courts in favor of two trans students who had sued after being barred from competing in West Virginia and Idaho respectively. Continue reading...

• 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.

• The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the legality of a state grace period that allows mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day to be counted. • Republican Tate Reeves criticized the ruling on social media, arguing that the practice should not be permitted despite the court finding it constitutional. • Reeves announced plans to ask state lawmakers to repeal the grace period during the next legislative session to ensure all ballots are received by 5 p.m. on Election Day.

• The US Supreme Court upheld a law allowing mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day to be counted, ruling against Republican challenges. • The decision ensures that voters who mailed their ballots on time are not disenfranchised by postal delays, maintaining the authority of states to determine ballot counting procedures. • This ruling is significant as it prevents potential confusion for voters and election officials during the current cycle of midterm primaries and general elections.