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The Supreme Court’s Season Finale, Explained

2025/6/30
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Jessica Mendoza: 最高法院对普遍禁令做出了裁决,这对特朗普总统来说是一个重大胜利。最高法院的裁决并非关于出生公民权,而是关于下级法院是否有权暂停全国性政策变更。 Jess Bravin: 这一届最高法院的意义,将取决于下一届最高法院的走向。本届最高法院最重要和最受关注的裁决,并非来自常规案件,而是来自紧急案件。最高法院对总统权力和行政部门非常尊重,并且试图保持中立,避免做出针对特朗普的特定裁决。最高法院传递的信息是,他们非常尊重行政权力。最高法院接受了司法部的程序框架,这对特朗普政府来说是一个重大胜利,使其更容易实施政策,但并不意味着他可以为所欲为。这项裁决限制了下级法院制衡行政部门权力的能力,但并不限制最高法院的权力。卡瓦诺大法官指出,无论下级法院的禁令如何,人们都会迅速向最高法院寻求裁决,如果问题足够重大,最高法院很可能会介入。

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The Supreme Court concluded its term with a significant ruling on universal injunctions, limiting the power of a single judge to block executive orders nationwide. This decision, stemming from a case concerning birthright citizenship, was a major win for President Trump. The court's handling of emergency cases is defining this moment in its history.
  • Supreme Court ruled on universal injunctions, limiting a single judge's power to block executive orders nationwide
  • Decision resulted from a case related to an executive order on birthright citizenship
  • Ruling was 6-3 along partisan lines, a major win for President Trump
  • Most significant decisions came from the emergency docket, not the regular docket

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SCOTUS wrapped up a busy session), giving states room to restrict transgender medical care for minors), allowing the federal government to strip legal status for Venezuelan migrants) and, in one of its final acts on Friday, clipping the power of federal judges to block President Trump’s policies nationwide). Jessica Mendoza) speaks to WSJ’s Jess Bravin) about the emergency cases filling the Supreme Court schedule and what that signals for the future.

Further Listening:

-Is There an Ethics Problem at the Supreme Court?

-Trump 2.0: A Showdown With the Judiciary

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