Supreme Court Takes Up Sweeping Range of Trump Administration Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court has stepped into a wide array of disputes over President Donald Trump’s executive actions since his return to office in January, issuing rulings that touch nearly every corner of government — from immigration and trade to education, foreign aid and federal employment.

According to Reuters, on Sept. 9, the court agreed to hear arguments on the legality of Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, a central piece of his economic agenda. The justices will weigh whether he overstepped his authority under a 1977 emergency powers law, with oral arguments scheduled for November. The outcome could affect trillions of dollars in duties.

Immigration policy has drawn repeated intervention. On Sept. 8, the court allowed federal agents to resume controversial raids in Southern California, targeting migrants based on race, ethnicity or language. Earlier rulings cleared the way for deportations to “third countries,” the revocation of parole protections for more than half a million migrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua, and the termination of temporary protected status for Venezuelans. The court also upheld restrictions on Trump’s deportation powers under the Alien Enemies Act while litigation proceeds.

Other hot-button issues include Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order limiting birthright citizenship, which remains on hold but gained narrower judicial review after the high court curbed lower courts’ nationwide injunctions in June. In May, justices allowed enforcement of Trump’s transgender military ban and lifted blocks on mass layoffs of federal employees.

The court has also sided with Trump on reshaping federal agencies, allowing him to dismiss members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, block reinstatement of a Democratic FTC commissioner and move forward with dismantling the Education Department.

Foreign policy and funding battles have also surfaced. The justices temporarily let Trump withhold $4 billion in foreign aid and upheld cuts to medical research and teacher training grants tied to diversity and inclusion programs.

The breadth of the cases highlights the Supreme Court’s pivotal role in defining the scope of Trump’s power in his second term. With arguments on tariffs and other disputes looming this fall, the justices will again determine the reach of presidential authority.