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Two Supreme Court orders in Turtle Mountain Band v. Howe and Board of Election Commissioners v. NAACP punt on whether the Voting Rights Act can be enforced by private lawsuits, signaling that the Court’s hostility to the VRA persists and leaving the Act’s remaining provisions largely inert as it sits in limbo while lower courts revisit Gorsuch’s theory.
Former President Donald Trump renews his criticism of Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, warning that a forthcoming immigration ruling could be wrong and urging the Court to reconsider its stance.
President Trump used Truth Social to lash out at Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett after the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling against his tariffs under IEEPA, accusing them of disrespect and suggesting they may oppose a pending birthright citizenship decision; he laments loyalty and argues for a broader approach to tariffs, while noting the birthright citizenship ruling is expected by late June or early July and that the February decision drew dissents from Thomas, Alito and Kavanaugh.
Justice Neil Gorsuch told CBS News that his loyalty lies with the Constitution and the laws of the United States, not with President Trump, defending judicial independence and life tenure as the Supreme Court faces criticism and reform debates amid recent rulings and attacks.
The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative justices, including Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, have issued warnings to lower court judges to respect Supreme Court decisions, especially in cases involving Trump-era policies, highlighting tensions between different judicial levels and concerns over judicial overreach and noncompliance.
The Supreme Court will review cases challenging laws in West Virginia and Idaho that ban transgender girls from participating in sports, with the decision likely hinging on the views of Justices Roberts and Gorsuch, who have previously avoided directly addressing transgender rights in major rulings but may now face more explicit questions about discrimination and equal protection under the law.