The Supreme Court has had a busy term heading into the final day of rulings, filled with consequential decisions that have had global impacts while expanding some presidential powers and reining in others.
Here are some of the major rulings from this term.
Tariffs: In a 6-3 ruling, the court found in February that Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed sweeping global tariffs using a federal law reserved for a national emergency.
Redistricting: The court, which had previously criticized judges who changed election rules late in the process, did just that in April in a 6-3 decision that weakened the 1965 Voting Rights Act and set off a frenzy of redistricting actions across the country.
Abortion pill: In a ruling last month, the court allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to continue to be available by mail without in-person appointments with clinicians while an underlying legal challenge continues.
Independent federal agencies: The court, in a pair of decisions yesterday, agreed with the administration’s position that the president has the authority to fire people at government agencies that are supposed to be independent — but it appeared to draw the line at extending that power to fire governors at the Federal Reserve Bank.
TPS: In a 6-3 ruling last week, the court sided with the Trump administration’s move to remove legal protections from 350,000 Haitian and 6,000 Syrian immigrants who’d been granted Temporary Protected Status to remain in the country, meaning they could be subject to deportation.
Mail-in ballots: In a 5-4 ruling yesterday, the court ruled that election officials may count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day if they were postmarked beforehand, rejecting a challenge from the Republican National Committee.
Gun restrictions: The court last week struck down a Hawaii gun restriction that requires people with concealed carry permits to seek permission from property owners before entering, finding in a 6-3 decision that it infringes on the right to bear arms. The court this month also unanimously sided with a Texas man who challenged a federal law barring the government from restricting the gun rights of casual drug users.
Roundup: The Supreme Court sided with the maker of the weed killer Roundup in a 7-2 ruling last week that is expected to block thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people that the product could cause cancer.
Conversion therapy: In March, the court ruled 8-1 that Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy” aimed at youths struggling with their sexual orientations or gender identities violated the free speech rights of a conservative Christian therapist.