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Melania blindsides Trump with surprise statement on major Supreme Court ruling

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Melania blindsides Trump with surprise statement on major Supreme Court ruling

First Lady Melania Trump put a new spin on a Supreme Court ruling her husband called a "big win," declaring that she "fully supports the LGBTQIA+ community."The U.S. Supreme Court ruled six to three on Tuesday that schools may ban transgender athletes from women's and girls' sports. President Donald Trump cheered."BIG WIN: The United States Supreme Court just RULED AGAINST MEN PLAYING IN WOMEN'S SPORTS. Wow! That takes that ridiculous situation off the table!!!" Donald Trump posted on Truth Social.Hours later, the first lady made her own surprise statement on social media."As many of you may know, I fully support the LGBTQIA+ community. But we must also ensure that our female athletes are protected and respected," she wrote on X, quoting her book MELANIA at page 156."America, we can support the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community and also protect opportunities for female athletes. Respect everyone and keep girls' sports fair," she continued. "Both ideals are essential."The case, West Virginia v. B.P.J., asked whether states could limit women's sports to biological females under Title IX — the federal law banning sex discrimination in school sports — and the Constitution. The conservative court said yes.Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, writing that the majority's ruling left a transgender girl unable to join her school's team "even if she would not take anyone's spot in an eventual competition."It is not the first time Melania Trump has broken publicly with her husband.In October 2024, her memoir revealed that she supports abortion rights, putting her at odds with Donald Trump's record on the issue."Individual freedom is a fundamental principle that I safeguard," she said at the time.Donald Trump was asked about his wife's abortion stance and told Fox News he had one answer."You have to write what you believe. I'm not going to tell you what to do."

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Supreme Court takes up major semiautomatic firearms case

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Supreme Court takes up major semiautomatic firearms case

The Supreme Court accepted Second Amendment cases Tuesday involving a ban on modern semiautomatic firearms. The justices granted writs of certiorari in Viramontes v. Cook County, Illinois […]

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Supreme Court's birthright ruling is major blow to Trump

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Supreme Court's birthright ruling is major blow to Trump

The BBC’s Gary O’Donoghue explains what the court's landmark ruling means for the US president.

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President Trump Takes Major Dig at the Supreme Court, Congratulates China on Birthright Citizenship Win

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President Trump Takes Major Dig at the Supreme Court, Congratulates China on Birthright Citizenship Win

President Donald Trump did not hold back in his criticism of the Supreme Court on Tuesday after it struck down his executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens and those in the country temporarily. The post President Trump Takes Major Dig at the Supreme Court, Congratulates China on Birthright Citizenship Win appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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'Vile man': Justice Clarence Thomas bashed for 'ugliest' remarks in major new ruling

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'Vile man': Justice Clarence Thomas bashed for 'ugliest' remarks in major new ruling

Conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was taken to task on Tuesday over his non-legalistic claims in a ruling that allows states to bar transgender female athletes from participating on girls’ and women’s sports teams.In the 6-3 decision for the conservative majority Justice Brett Kavanaugh took the lead and wrote that schools "may determine eligibility for women's and girls' sports based on biological sex.""Separate sports teams for biological males and biological females are reasonable," he added.For his part Thomas went a step further, demonstrating his own personal bias in his concurrence.“Because ‘gender dysphoria’ is a mutable mental state that is the object of psychiatric treatment, it does not resemble the immutable characteristics on the basis of which our precedents have applied heightened scrutiny— race, sex, or national origin,” he wrote before adding, “Second, as the Court recognizes, this case concerns ‘biological men’ and ‘boys who identify as girls.’ Men and boys with gender dysphoria are not women or girls, even if they believe that they are.”He later added, “To use language to obscure reality—to show ‘indifference regarding the truth’— is to lie to the public and cease to treat our fellow citizens /as equal[s].’”According to Balls & Strikes Editor in Chief Jay Willis, Thomas' comments are reprehensible.The legal analyst wrote on Bluesky, “Clarence Thomas's concurring opinion in the trans sports ban case in West Virginia contains some of the ugliest transphobic stuff I have ever seen in a legal opinion. Straight-up gleeful. Vile man.”“Thomas simply couldn't join the opinion, this corrupt, misanthropic bigot had to throw in his two cents and put his bigotry into the record,” New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie concurred.He elaborated, “… also this is a great example of how Clarence Thomas's self-satisfaction cannot hide the fact that he is not that bright. ‘man and woman,’ ‘boy and girl’ are social terms that categorize gender presentation, not descriptions of ‘biological’ sex. nor are they binary! this guy has spent the last 30 years of his life huffing his own farts and being surrounded by people who tell him that his farts smell like chanel #5 and it shows.”

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Supreme Court rules against Trump in major citizenship rights case

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Supreme Court rules against Trump in major citizenship rights case

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against President Donald Trump's efforts to eliminate birthright citizenship, a constitutional right established in 1868. Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority, "Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights — to freely participate in our political community," in Tuesday's ruling. Trump, pressured by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, had long sought to overturn the constitutional protection, according to Bulwark Media. Miller called last week for a unanimous Supreme Court ruling in favor of elimination, claiming anything less would "mean a nonfunctioning democracy," Yahoo News reported. The decision was forecast months earlier, after Trump stormed out of the courtroom during an April birthright citizenship hearing. William Baude, professor at the University of Chicago’s Constitutional Law Institute, predicted the court's ruling against Trump as recently as last weekend. Trump has repeatedly and falsely claimed the U.S. is the only country with birthright citizenship, despite similar protections existing in dozens of nations, including Canada and Mexico, according to The Washington Post.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.

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Supreme Court deals devastating blow to Trump in major citizenship rights case

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Supreme Court deals devastating blow to Trump in major citizenship rights case

The Supreme Court dealt a devastating blow to President Donald Trump’s agenda Tuesday after ruling 5-4 against his efforts to eliminate birthright citizenship, a constitutional right long targeted by far-right figures.“Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights — to freely participate in our political community," wrote Justice John Roberts for the court's majority opinion. "We keep that promise today."With pressure from his White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, Trump has long sought to overturn birthright citizenship, enshrined as a constitutional right in 1868 and understood to have explicitly applied to the children “even of aliens.” Last week, Miller called for the Supreme Court to issue a unanimous ruling in favor of overturning birthright citizenship, claiming that anything less would "mean a nonfunctioning democracy," Yahoo News reported.The Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday was forecast months prior after Trump, after attending a Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship in April, stormed out of the courtroom to immediately voice his frustrations on social media. The Supreme Court’s decision was also forecast as recently as last weekend after William Baude, a professor at the University of Chicago’s Constitutional Law Institute, predicted the court would likely rule against Trump in its decision.Trump has repeatedly claimed, falsely, that the United States is the only country on earth to have birthright citizenship, despite similar rights being enshrined in dozens of countries, including the United States’ neighbors Canada and Mexico.

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Trump's raging rant after major Supreme Court loss fuels internet firestorm: 'Says what?'

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Trump's raging rant after major Supreme Court loss fuels internet firestorm: 'Says what?'

Reactions were rolling in Monday after President Donald Trump and his Republican Party were dealt a serious blow in the Supreme Court's ruling on mail-in ballots.Reporters asked Trump for his thoughts during a press conference in the Oval Office after the high court upheld a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, rejecting the president's attacks on the voting practice. Trump was asked what comes next for the SAVE America Act, which the president has referred to as a priority. "Because of the mail-in ballot ruling, which was a little bit surprising, it gives people more time to vote illegally," Trump said.Trump himself has voted by mail — and the internet was quick to point that out."If it's a weekday afternoon in America, reporters are nodding sagely and respectfully and pretending it's normal for a president to say things your family would put your uncle in a padded room with non-toxic crayons and a ball of string if he said them," the political commentary account Recovering Journalist wrote on X."Yes, the 'illegal' mail-in votes, even though Trump votes by mail. It’s like OJ telling you driving a Ford Bronco should be illegal," progressive political commentator Chris Robinson wrote on X."Trump’s an idiot. It doesn’t give any more time to vote," Vince Wilson, liberal political commentator and YouTuber, wrote on X."Adjudicated rapist says what?" Dane Rauschenberg, long-distance runner and author, wrote on X.If it's a weekday afternoon in America, reporters are nodding sagely and respectfully and pretending it's normal for a president to say things your family would put your uncle in a padded room with non-toxic crayons and a ball of string if he said them. https://t.co/ixmhMNxxXD— Recovering Journalist (@JournoRehab) June 29, 2026

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