How the Supreme Court ruled on Trump's agenda: Birthright citizenship, tariffs, presidential power

Key Points:

• The Supreme Court's 2025-2026 term concluded with rulings that both expanded and limited former President Trump's authority, affecting areas such as executive power, voting rights, and immigration.
• In Trump's favor, the court struck down removal protections for independent agency officials, weakened key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, upheld state bans on transgender athletes in women's sports, allowed the termination of Temporary Protected Status for certain immigrants, and invalidated limits on coordinated campaign spending.
• Against Trump, the court upheld birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, ruled that he lacked authority to impose broad tariffs under emergency powers, blocked his attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, allowed counting of late-arriving mail ballots, and declined to review his appeal in the E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse and defamation cases.
• The court's decisions often split along ideological lines but saw some cross-ideological majorities, notably in upholding birthright citizenship and limiting executive removal protections, underscoring a complex balance between presidential power and legal constraints.