One big win and three defeats for Trump in dramatic day at Supreme Court

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🗞️ Driving the news: The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a mixed set of rulings for former President Donald Trump
• While the Court granted him sweeping new authority over independent regulatory agencies, it blocked his attempts to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, rejected his challenge to late-arriving mail-in ballots, and declined to hear his defamation appeal in the E. Jean Carroll case

🔭 The context: Monday marked the penultimate day of the Supreme Court’s term
• Trump secured a major legal victory overturning nearly a century-old precedent limiting presidential removal powers over independent regulators
• Yet, Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kavanaugh joined liberal justices to restrict his control over the Federal Reserve and election procedures, demonstrating limits to the president’s reach despite a conservative-majority court 

🌍 Why it matters for the planet: The ruling expands presidential influence over agencies that regulate environmental, energy, and financial policy, potentially affecting U.S. climate and energy governance
• Regulatory agencies responsible for clean energy incentives, emissions standards, and environmental protection could see leadership shifts aligned with future executive priorities, altering the trajectory of climate policy implementation

⏭️ What’s next: Trump can now remove and replace leaders across dozens of agencies, giving him leverage over rulemaking and enforcement
• Meanwhile, his blocked initiatives, Federal Reserve removal and election reforms, may require legislative or administrative efforts
• The Carroll defamation case proceeds separately, with the $5m judgment standing unless overturned on appeal

💬 One quote: “Ninety years of precedent has been completely and unequivocally overruled,” – Donald Trump, Truth Social

📈 One stat: The Supreme Court’s 6-3 majority in favor of Trump’s regulatory authority grants the president power to remove commissioners across dozens of federal agencies, including those affecting labor, financial, and environmental regulation

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