# Supreme Court’s Final Day Delivers Landmark Rulings on Judicial Power and Parental Rights
On the last day of its term, the Supreme Court made waves with several landmark rulings. These decisions will ripple through judicial authority and parental rights nationwide, and honestly, Connecticut folks are paying close attention.
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The justices tackled issues like nationwide injunctions, religious exemptions in public schools, online age checks, and congressional redistricting. Legal landscapes from Hartford to New Haven—and plenty of other places—are about to look pretty different.
Court Limits Nationwide Injunctions in Major Power Shift
With a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court ended nationwide injunctions. That’s a big deal for how lower courts can push back against federal policies.
Now, individual federal judges can’t block government policies for the entire country anymore. Previously, courts used this power to halt things like President Trump’s birthright citizenship plan.
The Court didn’t actually rule on the plan itself. Still, this marks a real shift in who holds the reins of judicial authority.
Alternative Paths for Broad Relief
But let’s not overstate it—options for challenging policies are still out there. Legal experts in Bridgeport and New London point out that class action lawsuits remain on the table.
Now, anyone hoping to challenge federal policies will need more coordinated legal action. It probably won’t be as easy to stop controversial government moves overnight.
Parental Rights Victory on Religious Exemptions
In another 6-3 decision, the Court said Maryland parents can pull their kids from public school lessons about LGBTQ themes if those lessons clash with their religious beliefs. That’s got educators in Greenwich and Danbury rethinking their curriculum exemption policies.
Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the majority, underscored the need to protect parents’ religious exercise. The Trump administration quickly called it a win for parental rights.
Strong Dissent Raises Concerns
Justice Sonia Sotomayor fired back with a sharp dissent. She warned the ruling might let parents opt out of even more educational content.
Norwalk’s education officials are already talking about how to balance religious accommodations with a well-rounded education. One Connecticut education policy expert put it bluntly: “This decision creates new questions about where the line will be drawn regarding parental exemptions.”
“Schools across our state will need to carefully navigate these waters.”
Age Verification for Online Content Upheld
The Court also gave a green light to a Texas law requiring age checks for users of pornographic websites. The justices sided with state efforts to keep explicit content away from minors.
The porn industry challenged the law, saying it violated free speech, but the Court wasn’t persuaded. Lawmakers in Hartford, who’ve talked about similar rules before, might feel encouraged to push for new protections for Connecticut’s kids online.
Electoral Map Decision Delayed
The Court just delayed a decision on Louisiana’s congressional maps. This move pushes any changes to majority-Black districts past the 2028 election cycle, maybe even further.
Though the ruling targets Louisiana, it could shake up redistricting fights all over the country. Connecticut’s own electoral map might face similar challenges down the line.
Legal experts around Connecticut—from big-name law schools to small-town attorneys—are already digging into what all this means. Some folks think these shifts in judicial authority could stick with us for a long time.
Here is the source article for this story: Final day of SCOTUS decisions brings wave of history-making rulings
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