The Supreme Court Term Ends with Major Decisions – What Do They Mean?
Supreme Court hands Trump major wins on birthright citizenship, LGBTQ+ curriculum opt-outs, and more.
As the Supreme Court wraps up its term, Red Wine & Blue is taking a closer look at the most significant rulings and what they mean for women, families, and communities across the country, without all the legal jargon and confusion.
From reproductive rights and education to birthright citizenship and LGBTQ+ curriculum opt-outs, these decisions are already having real-world impacts.
Birthright Citizenship
The Supreme Court sided with Donald Trump in a case that limits judges' ability to block executive orders nationwide, though it did not rule on the legality of his attempt to end birthright citizenship. This opens the door for his birthright citizenship ban to take effect in just 30 days. If nothing changes before then, birthright citizenship could soon depend on the state someone is born in.
LGBTQ+ Curriculum Opt-Out
The Supreme Court sided with parents in a case involving Montgomery County Public Schools, ruling that parents can opt their children out of school lessons involving LGBTQ+ themes. Allowing families to opt their children out of books and curriculum with LGBTQ+ themes could expand their ability to opt out of other curriculum, escalate book bans across the country, and stigmatize children and families in the LGBTQ+ community.
Limiting Medicaid Access to Planned Parenthood
In the case of Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, the Supreme Court decided by a 6-to-3 vote that people on Medicaid cannot sue their state to require it to include Planned Parenthood as a health care provider, risking access to birth control, cancer screenings, and STI care for Medicaid users.
Gender-Affirming Care
The Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors in a 6–3 decision, allowing similar laws in 25 states to remain in effect. Medical professionals and advocates warn that the decision threatens the bodily autonomy and mental health of the over 100,000 transgender youth who live in these states.
Religious Charter Schools
The Supreme Court split 4-4 over whether Oklahoma may use government money to run the nation’s first religious charter school, which would threaten the separation of church and state by seeking state funding while teaching Catholic doctrine, requiring Mass attendance, and adhering to church principles. Since the justices couldn't agree on a majority opinion, the lower court's decision to block the school will be upheld.
This supreme court does nothing to help the people.
Every decision they make helps the monster.
He probably has them all scared as well , I wouldn’t put it past him