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🇺🇸 FNF News | Supreme Court Rulings | Power, Parents, and the Presidency
Published: June 27, 2025
By: Khadija Khan – FNF Senior Political Analyst
Supreme Court Hands Trump Major Legal Wins — Shakes Up Power of Judges, Parents, and Presidents
In a sweeping day of decisions that reshaped the American legal landscape, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a historic blow to nationwide judicial power, revived challenges to birthright citizenship, expanded parental rights, and protected religious objections to LGBTQ-themed content in public education. The rulings, all passed by the Court’s conservative majority, mark a resounding legal endorsement of former President Donald Trump’s executive authority and constitutional agenda.
Nationwide Injunctions: No More Blanket Blocks
In the blockbuster decision Trump v. CASA, the Court ruled that federal judges may no longer issue nationwide injunctions blocking presidential policies for everyone—not even in immigration or civil rights cases. The ruling effectively restores full executive control over controversial actions like Trump’s birthright citizenship order, which will now proceed without national suspension (Reuters).
Justice Barrett wrote the opinion, stating lower courts “exceeded their constitutional role” when issuing nationwide relief.
Liberal justices, including Sotomayor, warned this change could create a patchwork of conflicting policies and weaken judicial checks on power.
ACA Survives — Preventive Care Mandate Upheld
In a 7–2 decision, the Court upheld the Affordable Care Act’s preventive services mandate, requiring insurance companies to cover cancer screenings, HIV testing, and contraception at no cost to patients. Conservatives had challenged the legality of the panel recommending those services, but the Court ruled the federal process was constitutionally sound (Washington Post).
This decision is being hailed as a rare bipartisan victory—and a clear example of judicial independence from partisan politics.
LGBTQ Book Mandates Rejected — Parents Win Opt-Out Rights
The Court ruled that parents may legally opt their children out of public school lessons that include LGBTQ content—particularly books involving same-sex couples or gender ideology. Trump-aligned conservatives called this a victory for “religious freedom and moral clarity.”
The ruling means schools must accommodate religious objections, even in progressive states that previously required universal participation.
Medicaid and Planned Parenthood: States Take Control
The Court also upheld the rights of states to block Medicaid funding from flowing to Planned Parenthood and similar providers. The decision strengthens state-level autonomy and continues the conservative rollback of federal involvement in reproductive healthcare.
Trump praised the ruling in a Truth Social post, calling it “a total win for LIFE and LIBERTY.”
Agencies Get a Win — Broadband and ACA Panel Stand
In other rulings, the Court upheld the broadband subsidy program for rural America and preserved the authority of the preventive services panel under HHS that decides what procedures must be covered.
These rulings show that while the Court is dismantling overreach, it’s still willing to defend functioning federal programs that have bipartisan support.
Trump’s Legal Agenda Finds New Life
Friday’s rulings hand Trump a legal greenlight to revive executive orders that had been paralyzed by judicial overreach. His proposed birthright citizenship overhaul, once frozen by national injunctions, may now proceed—though litigation will continue in lower courts.
The Bigger Picture
The decisions reshape the balance of power between the executive branch, judiciary, and public education system. They represent a sharp turn toward state control, religious accommodation, and judicial humility—all hallmarks of Trump-era legal philosophy.
Liberal groups called the day “judicial regression.”
Conservatives called it “a constitutional course correction.”