Supreme Court term ends with Trump getting biggest legal win of second administration

Published June 28, 2025 6:00am ET



After months of tension between President Donald Trump and the Supreme Court, the country’s high court ended its term by delivering its biggest win for Trump in his second administration, deciding to decrease the power of lower courts while increasing the president’s own.

The Supreme Court’s decision curtailing nationwide judicial injunctions from federal courts comes after Trump has repeatedly complained about judicial constraints on his policy agenda. Those complaints have caused critics to express concerns that the country was on the precipice of a constitutional crisis.

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