Key Facts

• President Trump signed an order to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily.
• Lower courts blocked this order, saying it is likely unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment and immigration law.
• The Supreme Court heard arguments on this citizenship case and may strike down the president’s order, maintaining current citizenship rules.
• Twenty-seven states have laws banning transgender girls and women from playing on sports teams matching their gender identity.
• The Court is reviewing challenges to these bans from Idaho and West Virginia, which claim the laws violate equal protection and Title IX, a law that bans sex discrimination in education.
• A federal appeals court ruled Idaho’s ban likely unconstitutional; West Virginia’s law was found to discriminate against a transgender student.
• The Court may uphold the state bans on transgender athletes.
• President Trump fired a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) without cause, sparking a lawsuit over whether the president has the right to remove commissioners except for specific reasons set by a 1914 law.