Week 26: Nine Justices, One Argument
from The Common Thread
Published Saturday, June 27, 2026 — this week's episode of The Common Thread finds a single constitutional argument running through four seemingly separate Supreme Court rulings: the Court is systematically narrowing who can check executive power over people, while preserving judicial restraint over markets. - TPS deportations: Two 6-3 Alito-authored rulings bar courts from reviewing executive decisions to end Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians and 6,100 Syrians. - Birthright citizenship: A constitutional news analysis tracing 128 years of precedent from the 14th Amendment through Wong Kim Ark — with a ruling expected as early as Monday, June 29. - Second Amendment and voting rights: Hawaii's concealed-carry law struck down with reach into four additional states, and the Voting Rights Act's Section 2 framework functionally gutted in a limited-government ruling few covered. - The tariff exception: The one ruling that breaks the simple narrative — Learning Resources v. Trump shows the Court restraining executive power over markets. For local action: call your state representative this week to ask where your state stands on redistricting after the Callais ruling. New episodes every Saturday.
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