As the Supreme Court prepares to wade into its final month before the start of the summer recess in July, the justices have held tight to high-profile decisions that will define the term.
The high court has already checked off at least two major decisions in separate matters pertaining to a decadeslong legal fight between Idaho landowners and the Environmental Protection Agency, as well as a case over the immunity that social media companies enjoy under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.In Sackett v.
GOP-led states challenged the plan, and the Republican-controlled House passed a resolution last week to overturn it. The measure will likely face hurdles in the Democratic-controlled Senate, and Biden has vowed to veto any resolution against it. The court is examining the consideration of race and ethnicity in college admissions, known as affirmative action. While such standards have been used for years, a majority oppose their use, per a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
One of the petitioners in the case — Chad and Jennifer Brackeen — almost had their adopted Navajo Nation child taken away from them due to the law. The case calls into focus the long-standing questions of Native American sovereignty in the United States.The Biden administration wants to revive a policy blocked by a lower court that prioritized immigration enforcement by focusing on threats to public safety.
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