American jurist; chief justice since 2005
The US Supreme Court has rejected President Trump’s 2025 executive order and upheld the long‑standing interpretation of the 14th Amendment that grants citizenship to nearly everyone born on US soil. Chief Justice John Roberts has written the 6–3 majority opinion and one justice has issued a lengthy dissent.
The Supreme Court has upheld the Federal Reserve’s independence by ruling that a Fed governor cannot be fired without cause, while allowing presidents to remove heads of most other independent agencies for any reason. The decision preserves monetary policy insulation but expands presidential power over other agencies, in a split ruling that also carves out a Fed-specific exception.
Recent memos show the US Supreme Court has been increasingly using secretive, expedited procedures to make major decisions, bypassing traditional deliberation. This shift began in 2016 with the blocking of Obama's climate policy and has since impacted numerous cases, raising concerns about transparency and judicial independence.
The Supreme Court has issued a closely watched ruling on Louisiana's district map, delivering a 6-3 decision that preserves some protections under the Voting Rights Act while labeling the map an unconstitutional gerrymander. The ruling signals tensions over how race can be used in redistricting and may influence political maps ahead of upcoming elections.
The US Supreme Court has heard arguments in Chatrie v. United States, testing whether geofence warrants — court orders that compel companies to produce location histories for devices near a crime — violate the Fourth Amendment. The case stems from a 2019 Virginia bank robbery that used a Google geofence to identify a suspect.
The Supreme Court has kept the core protections of the Voting Rights Act intact while ruling that Louisiana’s map-drawing to favor a Black-majority district was unconstitutional, signaling a shift in how race can be used in redistricting and prompting immediate map reviews in several states.
The debate over live facial recognition has intensified as authorities weigh stricter rules and public concerns. Scotland is considering a bespoke code of practice, while the Home Office is exploring a broader national framework. Polls show mixed public views on rollout.
Interim President Delcy Rodríguez has defended Venezuela’s sovereignty at The Hague while new U.S. commentary from Donald Trump has reignited talk of making Venezuela the 51st state. Venezuelan officials say Essequibo negotiations continue, and regional tensions are rising as OPEC-style energy interests intertwine with international diplomacy.
The government has moved to refund billions of tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court, with ongoing court cases pressuring CBP to expand the refunds to more importers. Phase one refunds are underway, while the timing and scope of broader reliquidation remain under legal scrutiny.
U.S. forces have carried out an airstrike that has killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, known as Niño Guerrero, the leader of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, U.S. and Venezuelan officials have said. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump have said the operation targeted a compound in Bolívar state earlier this week and involved coordination with Venezuelan security forces.
The Supreme Court has upheld Mississippi’s policy to count mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days later. The ruling preserves state flexibility on ballot receipt timing and shields thousands of ballots, including those from military voters, from being discarded. Justices Barrett writes for the majority; Alito dissents.
The US Supreme Court has upheld Idaho and West Virginia laws that bar transgender girls from girls' sports, ruling those bans survive Title IX and equal-protection challenges. The decision preserves similar statutes in roughly two dozen states, hands conservative groups a legal lever, and shifts the next fights to state courts, school boards and athletic bodies.
The Supreme Court has ruled that children born on US soil to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are citizens at birth under the 14th Amendment, maintaining birthright citizenship. The decision blocks President Trump’s bid to end automatic citizenship by executive order, with Chief Justice Roberts writing for the court and joined by a cross-ideological majority.
NPR has retracted a report claiming Justice Samuel Alito was retiring after veteran Supreme Court correspondent Nina Totenberg misheard a court statement. An on-air correction and editor’s note replaced the article, and NPR says no retirement has been announced by the Justice or the court. The incident prompts newsroom reviews.