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The Supreme Court closed its 2025-2027 term on Tuesday, dispersing its justices for the summer after a stretch that produced seven major rulings and the customary waves of partisan fury.
Constitutional law professor and Fox News contributor Hugh Hewitt argues, in a new column, that the seasonal outrage obscures a larger truth: as the United States approaches its 250th birthday, the Court remains the most enduring proof that American self-government still functions.
The fury, he writes, will pass — the institution will not.
Seven Decisions, One Constant The term's most contested rulings covered the tenure of governors of the Federal Reserve, the status of appointees heading federal administrative agencies, Temporary Protected Status for immigrants inside the country, asylum access for those at the border, First Amendment limits on political-party spending, state laws barring biological boys from girls' sports, and birthright citizenship.
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