The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship in the United States, allowed schools to ban transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams and expanded political party spending in coordination with campaigns.
In one of the most watched rulings of the term, the justices struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to end birthright citizenship, a right enshrined in the 14th Amendment, for children born to undocumented immigrants or people in the U.S. temporarily.
Despite the ruling, Trump called on Congress to “start TODAY to work on ending expensive and unfair to our Country, Birthright Citizenship.”
“The Supreme Court upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is too bad for our Country, but we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation, with the support of the President, that has now been determined during this process. No long and unwieldy Constitutional Amendment is necessary!” Trump wrote.
The court also allowed West Virginia and Idaho to implement laws preventing transgender athletes from competing in women’s school sports.
Justices also eliminated a federal law limiting how much political parties can spend in coordination with individual campaigns, siding with Republicans.
The justices’ rulings Tuesday were the final decisions of the 2025-2026 term.
