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Today’s edition of quick hits.
* A crushing day at the Supreme Court, Part I: “The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in curbing nationwide injunctions granted against his birthright citizenship order, in a 6-3 ruling with the court’s Republican appointees in the majority and the Democratic appointees dissenting.”
* On a related note: “Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued a scathing dissent in response to the Supreme Court’s majority opinion on Friday that limited federal judges’ ability to temporarily pause President Donald Trump’s executive orders nationwide.”
* A crushing day at the Supreme Court, Part II: “The Supreme Court sided with Maryland parents in a dispute over whether parents can keep their elementary school kids out of public school instruction they say violates their religious beliefs on gender and sexuality. The court’s latest bolstering of religion in public life split the justices 6-3, with Republican appointees in the majority and Democratic appointees dissenting.”
* The First Amendment had a rough day, too: “The Supreme Court’s Republican-appointed majority ended the term by ruling against the adult entertainment industry in a First Amendment case involving pornography. In an opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas, the court said the power to require age verification to access sexual content online is within a state’s authority to prevent children from accessing explicit content.”
* The White House’s misguided trade war: “President Donald Trump said Friday that he had terminated trade discussions with Canada, citing an incoming Canadian tax on tech companies including those based in the U.S. In a post on Truth Social, Trump referred to Canada as ‘a very difficult country to trade with’ and said that its levy on tech firms — the first payment for which is due Monday — ‘is a direct and blatant attack on our Country.’”
* When Trump told Haitian Americans he’d champion their interests if he won, he was lying: “The Trump administration is putting an end to Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status designation, dealing yet another devastating blow to roughly a half-million Haitian nationals, some of whom have lived in the United States for more than a decade.”
* PCE inflation rate: "Prices that consumers pay rose slightly in May, while the annual inflation rate edged further away from the Federal Reserve’s target, according to a Commerce Department report Friday."
* The retired justice isn’t wrong, but his decision to let Trump choose his successor made worse the problems he’s concerned about: “Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy warned Thursday that acrimonious political discourse and threats to judges are eroding the ability of the United States to serve as an example of democracy worldwide.”
Have a safe weekend.