The Supreme Court ended its term with a number of significant rulings, including a decision that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, likely delaying Donald Trump’s trial before the November election. The court also ruled that states cannot use the “insurrection clause” to keep candidates off the ballot, narrowed a federal obstruction charge related to the Capitol attack, and upheld restrictions on guns for domestic violence offenders.
Additionally, the court threw out a challenge to the FDA’s approval of abortion pills, overturned a key environmental regulation case known as Chevron, and upheld a tax on foreign income. They also preserved a South Carolina congressional district despite claims of racial gerrymandering, struck down a ban on bump stocks, and upheld the funding structure for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The court also ruled in favor of the NRA’s right to sue a former New York state official for alleged suppression of speech, rejected a settlement with Purdue Pharma related to the opioid epidemic, paused the EPA’s air pollution plan, and ruled that civil fraud defendants have the right to a jury trial. They also dismissed a lawsuit from Republican-led states claiming coercion of social media platforms by federal officials, and kept on hold social media laws in Texas and Florida.
Overall, the Supreme Court handed down a number of significant decisions that will have broad implications for legal matters in the United States.
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