The Skrmetti decision in United States v. Skrmetti (2025) supports a Tennessee law that prohibits certain medical treatments for transgender minors, affecting their access to gender-affirming care and creating a hostile environment in education.
The Supreme Court will decide whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act allows the tariffs imposed by the White House, which could alter the balance of power between Congress and the president, affecting the stability of U.S. fiscal and trade policy.
In the last 18 months, courts in three key cases such as Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Moore v. United States have shown a recalibration of the balance of tax authority, setting new parameters in the drafting, interpretation, and application of tax rules, generating uncertainty in taxation.
A second Trump term could limit his ability to change the ideological direction of the lower federal courts due to the reluctance of many Democratic judges to retire, while Republican judges may be reluctant to have Trump choose their successors.
