The Supreme Court will hand down all of its remaining opinions from this term Tuesday, setting the stage for a blockbuster day with decisions expected on birthright citizenship, transgender athlete bans and campaign finance. Chief Justice John Roberts made the announcement as the court concluded its session Monday. Here’s what the court will hand down…
A divided US Supreme Court expanded the president’s power to fire top government officials in a blockbuster decision that puts the White House firmly in control of potentially dozens of agencies that have long operated independently. Bloomberg Law Host June Grasso explains what the decision entails. (Source: Bloomberg)
Now the good news. As noted by Justice Thomas, this decision when contrast against the Lisa Cook decision does not find alignment. By a vote of 6-3, the justices struck down a federal law that bars the president from firing members of the Federal Trade Commission except in cases of “inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance […] The post Supreme Court Rules 6-3 That President Can Remove Any Agency Head in Executive Branch appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) was mocked online Monday after he told Newsmax that the housing bill, which aims to increase home ownership and home supply for Americans, left him "spooked." Fine was speaking to the conservative news outlet as the bill was expected to be on President Donald Trump's desk. It's unclear whether the president will sign the bipartisan bill, which he declined to sign last week, saying he would withhold his signature until Republicans passed his elections legislation, the SAVE America Act."My issue was if Elizabeth Warren thinks a bill is great, then it probably isn't," Fine said. "The enthusiasm Democrats had for this bill got me spooked. And I didn't come to Washington to work with Democrats. I came to Washington to beat them."Social media users responded to Fine's comments."This is the Republican Party in a nutshell. Even when a bill is good, they won't support it because it'd mean working with Democrats—and their lunatic base would be furious about it," writer and podcaster Hemant Mehta wrote on X."Perfect encapsulation of how government is broken. Lawmaker votes against something simply because the other side was enthusiastic about it. Did he even read it? Instead of being 'spooked,' why not read it and decide the merits for yourself? Nope. Instead you govern off vibes," radio and television host Rob Guerrera wrote on X."This is insane. To them it’s just a matter of thwarting any Democrat supported plan, not helping their constituents," Holly Gaye, political commentator and marketing director, wrote on Bluesky."Can he read?" Guha Krishnamurthi, professor of law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, wrote on Bluesky.This is the Republican Party in a nutshell. Even when a bill is good, they won't support it because it'd mean working with Democrats—and their lunatic base would be furious about it. https://t.co/SyOwDXbH6x— Hemant Mehta (@hemantmehta) June 29, 2026
President Donald Trump reacted to a major Supreme Court loss Monday by pressuring five Republican senators to flip their positions and vote to pass the SAVE America Act. On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration and upheld a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted if they’re postmarked by Election Day […]
President Donald Trump pledged to “continue the fight” in his appeal of a New York jury’s unanimous ruling that he defamed and sexually assaulted writer E. Jean Carroll and owes her $5 million in damages, despite the Supreme Court’s decision not to hear the case. Trump previously asked the Supreme Court to overturn the case, […]
The president promised to “take appropriate action immediately” against Lisa D. Cook, a Fed governor.
The Supreme Court has demolished Republicans’ efforts to delegitimize mail-in ballots, upholding a Mississippi law that allows a grace period to count ballots received after Election Day.In a 5-4 decision Monday split across ideological lines, the court ruled that ballots are valid up to five days after Election Day, so long as they were postmarked before it. Justice Amy Comey Barrett and Chief Justice Roberts were the two conservatives who sided with the liberal justices, and Barrett authored the majority opinion. Eighteen states and territories, including Mississippi, currently allow for mail-in ballots to be received after Election Day. That includes big Democratic states like California, Illinois, and New York. The ruling also protects states and territories that allow a grace period for ballots returning from overseas, such as for military service members.“The Constitution’s Elections Clause empowers state legislatures to ‘prescrib[e]’ the ‘Times, Places and Manner of holding’ congressional elections. Congress may ‘override’ most of these choices,” Barrett wrote for the majority. “By ‘default,’ however, ‘responsibility for the mechanics of congressional elections’ belongs to States. As Alexander Hamilton put it, the Constitution lodges power over congressional elections in state legislatures ‘primarily’ and in Congress ‘ultimately.’” Mail-in voting is a very basic, safe tactic that Trump himself has even used, despite crusading against it as fraudulent. By upholding it, the court has protected voting rights for thousands of Americans voting at home and abroad. This story has been updated.
The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether Arizona can impose voting rules, including a measure that requires documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote on a state form.