# A Final Week of Blockbuster SCOTUS Decisions

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Podcast: [Political Breakdown](https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-breakdown-683875)
Published: 2026-06-30T23:00:00+00:00
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The Supreme Court term has come to an end with a flurry of blockbuster rulings. Today, the justices preserved birthright citizenship, striking down the executive order President Trump issued on the first day of his second term seeking to end it. They also ruled that states can bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports and loosened campaign finance restrictions by allowing candidates and political parties to coordinate their spending. In earlier decisions, the court also undercut protections for immigrants and yesterday, it handed the president sweeping power to fire leaders of independent federal agencies. Marisa sorts through the decisions with Melissa Murray, a law professor at New York University and cohost of the Strict Scrutiny podcast. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠Political Breakdown’s weekly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠, delivered straight to your inbox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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