Key Facts

• The Supreme Court ruled that President Trump can remove officials from independent federal agencies more easily, expanding his control.
• The court struck down a Louisiana congressional map, weakening part of the Voting Rights Act that protects minority voters.
• The court allowed laws banning transgender athletes from girls' and women’s sports teams in West Virginia and Idaho to stand.
• The court's decisions were split, with some liberals joining conservatives on certain rulings and dissenting on others.
• The ruling on removal of federal officials overturned a 91-year-old precedent that protected agency members from being fired without cause.
• Several southern states began changing their voting maps following the court's decision to reduce majority-minority districts.
• The court said states can base sports team eligibility on biological sex under Title IX and the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause.
• The court allowed President Trump’s administration to continue efforts to end Temporary Protected Status for many immigrants (article cut off but implied).