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Birthright Citizenship, Agency Firings & Vaccine Cuts Hit the Courts
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Six Supreme Court rulings on birthright citizenship, independent agency control, and transgender bans are set to define the real limits of Trump's second-term executive power. Plus: the Kennedy Center naming dispute, a contested vaccine schedule cut, and a new USPS mail-ballot rule drawing legal fire from 24 states.
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The Supreme Court is on the verge of issuing rulings that could either anchor or unravel the core pillars of Trump's second-term agenda. Birthright citizenship, independent agency control, transgender athlete bans, protected immigration status, and campaign finance limits.
The independent agency case is where Trump's agenda stands to gain the most. The court's majority appears ready to grant the president broad authority to fire leaders of federal agencies without cause.
Away from the court, a federal judge this week ordered Trump's name removed from the Kennedy Center within fourteen days. Judge Christopher Cooper ruled that Trump's board appointees added the name unlawfully.
On public health, Trump signed an executive order directing the CDC to cut its recommended childhood vaccine schedule from seventeen vaccines down to eleven. The order is based on an assessment from RFK Jr.'s health department.
The postal service has published a draft rule that would require states to hand over names and barcodes of mail-ballot recipients. The thirty-day public comment window is now open.
The signal across all of these developments is the same. The core test of Trump's second term isn't what he signs.
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