Supreme Court Limits Nationwide Injunctions, Upholds Key Parental Rights Rulings

In the final decisions of the 2025 Supreme Court term, the conservative-majority court delivered significant rulings affecting constitutional and parental rights. Most notably, in Trump v. CASA, the Court limited lower courts' ability to issue nationwide injunctions against the government, thereby complicating legal challenges to President Trump's executive orders, including his efforts to end birthright citizenship. While the Court did not decide on the constitutionality of birthright citizenship itself, this new procedural limitation was hailed by President Trump and his administration as a major victory. Additionally, the Court upheld South Carolina’s defunding of Planned Parenthood and a Texas law requiring age verification for accessing online pornography. In a landmark 6-3 ruling in Mahmoud v. Taylor, the Court sided with parents who opposed mandatory LGBTQ-inclusive school curricula on religious grounds, affirming parental rights over government authority in education. These rulings collectively underscore the Court's emphasis on judicial restraint, religious liberty, and limiting federal court overreach, drawing praise from conservative groups and criticism from those concerned about democratic and civil rights protections.