The Supreme Court cases to watch this term

Consider This from NPR

The episode outlines the Supreme Court's new term, emphasizing how President Trump's aggressive executive agenda has flooded the docket with high-stakes

Key takeaways

• Justice Samuel Alito declined to retire despite conservative pressure, stating he can still contribute to constitutional governance.
• A major religion case tests whether a Colorado Catholic preschool can receive taxpayer funding while excluding LGBTQ students and parents.

Main topics

• Supreme Court term overview
• Trump administration litigation

Notable quotes

"The Supreme Court's ruling on tariffs. is deeply disappointing."

Conclusion

Listeners gain a clear roadmap of the Court's most consequential cases

Transcript preview

Speaker 7 (0:00) It's Consider This where every day we look deeply at one big news story. Today, the Supreme Court begins a new term. The signature feature of the Trump presidency has been an effort to expand his own power as the executive and test his constitutional limits. So it's not surprising that a lot of his agenda has wound up before the Supreme Court. Last term, the court gave him many wins and a few big losses. The Speaker 1 (0:24) Supreme Court's ruling on tariffs. is deeply disappointing. Maybe most notably, striking down some of his tariffs. And I'm ashamed of certain members of the court, absolutely ashamed, for not having the courage to do what's right for our country. The court also blocked his attempt to end birthright Speaker 7 (0:45) citizenship for children born to certain immigrants in the U.S. who are here unlawfully or temporarily. He attended those arguments in person, the first president to do so in recorded history. President Trump will be looming over the court's deliberations again this term, metaphorically if not physically, since many lawsuits challenging his policies are already on the court's docket or could be added. Two big cases on immigration. We've Speaker 1 (1:09) done a great job on getting criminals out of our country, but we have to fight the court system quite a bit. Another on Speaker 7 (1:15) federal Speaker 1 (1:15) research funding. We do grants, which we're probably not going to be doing much grants anymore to Harvard. And his policy on transgender service members. We banned transgenders from the military. We don't want transgender in the military. Speaker 7 (1:29) Consider this. With the president testing the constitutional order and Congress largely inert, many of the most consequential and controversial decisions in American politics will once again land at the Supreme Court. Speaker 7 (1:45) From NPR, I'm Sasha Pfeiffer. Speaker 8 (1:49) This message comes from WISE, the smart way to manage your money around the world. With WISE, you can send, spend, and receive money in over 40 currencies at the mid-market rate. Learn more at WISE.com. T's and C's apply. Speaker 6 (2:03) This week on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, we talk with David Byrne about the early fashion advice he got from Lou Reed. Speaker 5 (2:11) I had really hairy arms at that point. He said... You should never wear short sleeves. Speaker 6 (2:19) Body shamed you. Don't miss our full conversation and the rest of our games. Listen to the Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me podcast on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. Power is up for grabs Speaker 4 (2:30) in Wisconsin. Ahead of the November election, Swing State of the Union explores top issues in the state and how they're motivating voters nationwide. Speaker 8 (2:38) Listen to the Swing State of the Union podcast from WUWM. part of the NPR Network, on the NPR app, or wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes drop Wednesdays. Speaker 7 (2:58) It's Consider This from NPR. The Supreme Court opened its term Monday with a blockbuster