The Supreme Court just issued its biggest rulings of the year. Here’s what you need to know. [apnews.com]

Ingrid Cockhren 7/7/2312:00 PM

By Jessica Gresko, Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo, Associated Press, June 30, 2023

The Supreme Court just finished issuing its biggest decisions of the term, killing President Joe Biden’s $400 billion plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debts, ending affirmative action in higher education and issuing a major decision that impacts gay rights. The decisions over the past week cap off a term that began in October in which the justices also considered big issues involving voting rights and religion.

The court will next meet in the fall to resume hearing cases. Here are a number of things to know about the Supreme Court’s most recent term:

THERE WERE SURPRISES

The court has a solid six-justice conservative majority but ultimately issued some decisions in which the most conservative position did not win. That surprised some court watchers.

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Robert OlcottMember

Thanks for posting this Ingrid ! !

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