Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, issues final rulings of its term
6/30/202620 min
The U.S. Supreme Court wrapped up its term with three consequential decisions, upholding birthright citizenship guarantees, striking down campaign finance limits and allowing trans athlete bans.
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First 90 secondsSteve Inskeep· Host0:00
[instrumental music] The Supreme Court affirmed birthright citizenship for Americans.
Michel Martin· Host0:06
A majority rejected a campaign finance restriction.
Steve Inskeep· Host0:08
And the Court upheld a ban on transgender students in girls sports.
Michel Martin· Host0:12
I'm Michelle Martin with Steve Inskeep, and this is a special episode of Up First from NPR News.
Steve Inskeep· Host0:17
[instrumental music] The Court rejected President Trump's bid to deny citizenship to some children born in the US. The president had personally attended arguments in trying to overturn the language of the Constitution.
Michel Martin· Host0:31
Republicans won a different case that lets the party spend money in coordination with individual candidates, and the Court combined two cases on transgender athletes. States may require students to play on boys or girls teams based on biological sex.
Steve Inskeep· Host0:45
What do the decisions reveal about the Court and the country? Stay with us. We've got analysis of today's rulings.
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