Supreme Court Rulings Shake Race and Rights | Durham News

Durham News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 2, 2026 · 2m

The Supreme Court just handed down rulings that could reshape America’s approach to race, immigration, and voting rights—striking down key protections for immigrants, reaffirming birthright citizenship, and weakening a cornerstone of the Voting Rights Act. In a major blow to Temporary Protected Status, the court sided with the government’s right to end deportation protections for Haitians and Syrians, dismissing claims of racial bias as mere political rhetoric. On birthright citizenship, the court firmly upheld the Fourteenth Amendment, emphasizing its historical roots in securing freedom for…