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As the US Supreme Court winds down its term ahead of the summer break, there are a number of cases still to be decided.

The court is scheduled to issue opinions on Thursday and these are the major outstanding cases:

- Birthright citizenship -

The case is ostensibly about Donald Trump's bid to scrap birthright citizenship but it actually turns on whether federal judges have the right to issue nationwide blocks to presidential decrees.

It is perhaps the most significant of the remaining cases since it could have far-reaching ramifications for the ability of the judiciary to rein in Trump or future US presidents.

Trump's executive order ending automatic citizenship for children born on American soil has been paused by district courts in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington that deemed it unconstitutional.

But the question before the Supreme Court is whether a single district court can freeze an executive branch move with a universal injunction.

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to restrict the application of a district court's injunction solely to the parties who brought the case and the district where the judge presides.

Whatever the nine justices decide, the actual question of whether Trump can legally end birthright citizenship is expected to be back in front of the top court before long.
 
- Porn site age verification -

The case -- Free Speech Coalition vs Paxton -- involves a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify visitors' ages, part of a growing effort to limit access by minors to online sexual content.

Texas is one of nearly 20 states to institute such a requirement, which critics argue violates First Amendment free speech rights.

A district court sided with a challenge by an adult entertainment industry trade group, the Free Speech Coalition, saying the law restricted access by adults to constitutionally protected content.

But a conservative-dominated appeals court upheld the age verification requirement, prompting the trade group to take its case to the Supreme Court, where conservatives have a 6-3 supermajority.
 
- Students and LGBTQ-themed content -

This religious rights case examines whether parents have the right to pull their children from public school classes when books containing LGBTQ-related content are read or discussed.

The schools, in a Maryland county, had offered parents the chance to opt out of classes featuring books aimed at combating prejudice and discussing gender identity and homosexuality, but later retracted the option.

Parents are suing because the opt-outs were canceled. They say the schools' inclusive curriculum choices infringe on their Christian and Muslim faiths and First Amendment rights.

Court precedent has generally established that exposing students to ideas contrary to religion does not constitute coercion.
 
- Planned Parenthood funding -

South Carolina's Republican governor, Henry McMaster, issued an executive order in 2018 cutting off reimbursements to the two Planned Parenthood clinics in the state for services the reproductive health organization provided to low-income Americans under the government Medicaid program.

The Medicaid reimbursements were not for abortion-related services, but McMaster said providing any funding to Planned Parenthood amounts to a taxpayer "subsidy of abortion," which is banned in South Carolina for women who are more than six weeks pregnant.

Planned Parenthood, which provides a range of health services, filed suit against the state arguing that Medicaid patients have the right to receive care from any qualified provider.

An appeals court ruled that Planned Parenthood cannot be excluded from the state's Medicaid program and South Carolina appealed to the Supreme Court.
 
- Voting rights -

This case is a challenge by a group of white voters to a congressional map adopted last year by the state legislature of Louisiana creating a second Black majority district.

Black people make up one-third of the population of Louisiana, which has six congressional districts, and generally vote Democratic.

Opponents of the redrawn map argue that using race to design congressional maps is racial gerrymandering prohibited by the Constitution.

The eventual Supreme Court ruling could have an impact on whether Democrats or Republicans control the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections.
 
Is there now birthright citizenship in some states but not others? How does it work? 14th Amendment absolutely clear. Kind of case that anyone but this Extreme Court would never have heard.

Amarillo, Texas has one federal judge, a Trump appointee who cleared confirmation by one vote. Rated unqualified due to views considered extreme for conservative jurists and for putting personal views ahead of law. And every time for years reactionaries wanted to attack reproductive choice or LGBTQ rights they filed in Amarillo, knowing he would issue nationwide injunction.

Waiting to see how Extreme Court manages to say his are OK but defending clear wording of Constitution isn't.
 
Squarely been in the "gonna get worse before it gets better" phase of all of this

And if you voted for Trump youre to blame for all of it. Feel guilt and shame every day for it. You can cognitive dissonance around it but people with morals and values and common sense know youre to blame.
 
And if you sat out election knowing what Trump is because you were pissed Biden held on too long or the Democrats had selection rather than primary. Important issues. Fascism more important.
 
Court said Trump can do anything and each affected person must individually go to court. Example, if Trump issued executive order ending women's suffrage, a judge couldn't say that is unconditional and block it. Each American woman would have to go to court to show she was harmed.

All the illegal actions blocked by courts can theoretically be restored.
 
crandc said:
Court said Trump can do anything and each affected person must individually go to court. Example, if Trump issued executive order ending women's suffrage, a judge couldn't say that is unconditional and block it. Each American woman would have to go to court to show she was harmed.

All the illegal actions blocked by courts can theoretically be restored.
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The supreme court basically ended democracy in America today. And Trump voters cheer it on. Real "patriots."
 
crandc said:
Court said Trump can do anything and each affected person must individually go to court. Example, if Trump issued executive order ending women's suffrage, a judge couldn't say that is unconditional and block it. Each American woman would have to go to court to show she was harmed.

All the illegal actions blocked by courts can theoretically be restored.
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Going to be a lot more cases
 
They didn't rule on Louisiana yet?
 
crandc said:
And if you sat out election knowing what Trump is because you were pissed Biden held on too long or the Democrats had selection rather than primary. Important issues. Fascism more important.
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Absolutely. The "burn it down" strategy is not often effective.
 
Strenuus said:
Squarely been in the "gonna get worse before it gets better" phase of all of this

And if you voted for Trump youre to blame for all of it. Feel guilt and shame every day for it. You can cognitive dissonance around it but people with morals and values and common sense know youre to blame.
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Exactly.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Court sides with parents who objected to LGBTQ books in schools...
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This captia is dishonest Mr. Slypokerdog please be better.

The very article you provided itself says
The parents said they did not seek to remove the books from school libraries and classrooms but only to shield their children from having to discuss them.
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It goes further and says
The school system has since withdrawn two of the seven books, including “Pride Puppy.” In court papers, officials said the books had been re-evaluated under standard procedures but did not elaborate.
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The lawsuit and article you linked with this dishonest captia has to do with schools removing advanced notice to parents for topics that infringe on religious beliefs.
Regardless how you feel about religion. Is it not the right of every individual in America to practice their religion or not practice religion how they want to?
Or
Are we so far into the weeds that people are allowed to force other peoples children to listen and participate in said topics? Regardless of the disruption that might be caused by a student who doesn't wish to participate. Should we not make classes safe when a "hot" topic is discussed?"
I have serious doubts you'd or anyone on this board would take issue with the removal of "bible study" as a forced class to graduate public high school.

Now if the parent(s) of said child removed from/participated in these discussions begin to bully or become bullied for their parents decisions. Thats a topic we can discuss. But that is a completely different topic. That would go down a rabbit hole.

I as the parent as long as I am not mentally nor physically harming the child. aka providing mentally and physically for MY child as a parent. I as the parent should be allowed to raise my child as I see fit. This is another freedom we have in America.
I take no issue with those who wish to have their children participate in said discussions in school. I will even side with those parents who WISH for THEIR children to participate.
But that goes both ways.
I also take no issue with those who do NOT wish to have their children participate in said discussions in school, and will side with those parents.
The issue is the forced indoctrination of said children without parental & student consent.
Religion should not be forced onto others, nor should LGBTQIA+ ideals be forced onto others.
(Before someone on this board says "oh well you take your child to church therefore its forcing religion onto said child." I actually don't attend church tysvm. Nor do I personally practice religion in the stereotypical way)

What I don't understand and likely never will is ~
The few trans people I know are good people. They hired me, I hired them, I work with them, I go have beers with them. They are just everyday people with the same problems I have. Gender identity is the last thing on our minds. In fact its only brought up when other people force said topic to be brought up.........
When the topic is forced into a discussion... Such as LGBTQIA+ ideas their general belief is "Just let me live and be who I want to be. I won't force you to agree with me, I won't force ideas onto you. Just let me be and don't treat me less-than because of who I am".
I take no issues with this and completely agree with it. I wish more people as a whole thought this way. The world would be a better place and we'd be less divided as a country.
Instead, you have people on both sides purposely trying to force their ideas onto others. Specifically the dishonest captia you posted Mr. Slypokerdog(As well as parts of the article) is just another way to divide people. It just doesn't help the situation the country is in. But unfortunately, over the past decade its become how do we force people to comply. Instead of how we can live together peacefully.
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No one has the right to force belief or practice.
But education is not just about reinforcing one's viewpoint. It's not supposed to make you comfortable. It's about learning things. Can you withdraw from biology if parents are evolution deniers? History if they are Holocaust deniers? Geography if they insist world is flat? Joshua made sun stand still so can parents insist children not learn earth travels about sun because it contradicts Joshua? Why have school?
 
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