The Supreme Court issued a decision at the end of its 2024-2025 term that will drastically alter the ability for courts to check presidential power.
With its decision in Trump v. CASA, a case nominally about the Constitution’s guarantee of birthright citizenship, the Supreme Court sets the stage for a drastic expansion of presidential power by allowing the current — and any future — administration to act lawlessly, closing off paths formerly available to courts for stopping those actions.
While the decision delays a final ruling on the president’s unlawful citizenship-stripping order, it makes it far more difficult for courts to quickly and decisively prevent the executive branch from harming Americans by rolling back constitutionally protected rights.
Because of the Supreme Court’s ruling, the judiciary will now have fewer tools to issue injunctions that effectively protect the rights of all Americans — even when the president violates the Constitution.
In this video, we break down the Trump v. CASA decision and how the Supreme Court has made it harder to hold the president accountable for violating the Constitution and the rule of law.
On July 21 at 2 PM ET, Campaign Legal Center, joined by local community leaders who have been working to combat felony disenfranchisement, will hold a conversation to explore how states across the country are making progress toward abolishing this practice and how other states can follow suit.
The nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center is dedicated to advancing democracy through law at the federal, state and local levels, fighting for every American’s rights to responsive government and a fair opportunity to participate in and affect the democratic process.
