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OPINION ANALYSIS

Court upholds Tennessee’s ban on certain medical treatments for transgender minors

By Amy Howe on June 18 at 11:52 am

In the 6-3 decision, the court’s conservative majority said that Tennessee’s ban is not subject to heightened scrutiny under the Constitution’s equal protection clause. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the court “leave[s] questions regarding its policy to the people, their elected representatives, and the democratic process.” In dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor stated that the court’s decision authorizes “untold harm to transgender children and the parents and families who love them.”

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The court rejected the argument that Tennessee’s ban violated the right to equal protection. (A Kiphayet via Shutterstock)

OPINION ANALYSES

Supreme Court issues two rulings specifying where challenges to EPA actions on clean air must be filed

By Amy Howe on June 18 at 5:57 pm

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court issued two separate rulings on the proper venues for challenges to EPA actions pursuant to the Clean Air Act. Both decisions were written by Justice Thomas and reversed court of appeals decisions.

RELIST WATCH

RLUIPA personal liability and Bivens on the brink

By John Elwood on June 19 at 12:43 pm

A regular round-up of “relisted” petitions. This week: The court addresses actions against officials in their individual capacity under RLUIPA, and faces the potential of Bivens actions.

VIEW FROM THE COURT

Watching environmental law get eclipsed by Skrmetti

By Mark Walsh on June 18 at 6:47 pm

It was a full courtroom today as the justices issued various environmental decisions before moving on to one of the most contentious cases of the term, United States v. Skrmetti. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Sonia Sotomayor both read from the bench, with Roberts advocating adherence to the political process while Sotomayor issued an impassioned warning about the impact the majority decision would have on transgender children and their families.

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WHAT WE’RE READING

The morning read for Thursday, June 19

By Zachary Shemtob on June 19, 2025

Good morning. I hope you have a meaningful Juneteenth.

Yesterday, the court issued decisions in United States v. SkrmettiNRC v. TexasEPA v. CalumetOklahoma v. EPA, and Perttu v. Richards

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read:

Coming up: Tomorrow, June 20, the court expects to issue one or more opinions from the current term. We’ll be live at 9:30 a.m. EDT for the opinion(s).

OPINIONS OVERVIEW

Additional opinions from Wednesday, June 18

By SCOTUSblog on June 18, 2025

On Wednesday, June 18, the Supreme Court also released the following opinions:

— In Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Texas, the court considered who has a right to challenge the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s licensing decisions. Texas and a private company were seeking legal review of one of the commission’s licensing decisions from 2021 regarding the storage of spent nuclear fuel.

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WHAT WE’RE READING

The morning read for Wednesday, June 18

By Zachary Shemtob on June 18, 2025

We’re expecting one or more opinions from the court at 10 a.m. EDT. Join us for the live blog, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read:

Coming up: On Friday, June 20, the court expects to issue one or more opinions from the current term. We’ll be live at 9:30 a.m. EDT that day for the opinion(s).

SCOTUS NEWS

Businesses challenge Trump’s tariffs before Supreme Court

By Amy Howe on June 17, 2025

Citing the “paralyzing uncertainty” created when tariffs are “added and subtracted at will,” two small businesses came to the Supreme Court on Tuesday asking the justices to quickly weigh in on the legality of President Donald Trump’s reliance on a law giving the president broad authority over economic transactions in a national emergency to impose hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs. “Until now,” the companies wrote on Tuesday, “no President” in the “nearly 50-year history” of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act “has ever invoked it to impose tariffs—let alone the sweeping worldwide tariffs imposed pursuant to the executive orders challenged here.”

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