July 3, 2025
During its 2024-25 term, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered numerous high-impact decisions on issues — ranging from access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth to the future of preventive services under the ACA.
Experts at the O’Neill Institute have provided their commentary on the rulings of the most recent term and their impacts on the lives of millions of Americans.
(Last updated: July 3, 2025)
United States v. Skrmetti
Decided: June 18, 2025
Professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin and Lawrence O. Gostin issued statements on the decision.
Lawrence O. Gostin
- Axios, SCOTUS solidifies states’ ability to ban trans care
- The Independent, Supreme Court opens door for ‘untold harm’ by upholding ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth, liberal justices warn
- Healio, Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Michele Bratcher Goodwin
- Bloomberg Law, Transgender Ruling Has Advocates Looking for Silver Lining
- Healio, Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Andrew Twinamatsiko
Medina v. Planned Parenthood
Decided: June 26, 2025
Professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin, Lawrence O. Gostin, Katie Keith, Rebecca Reingold, and Sarah Wetter issued statements on the decision.
Michele Bratcher Goodwin
- Axios, SCOTUS reframes Medicaid patients’ rights
- The Independent, Supreme Court allows states to cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
- Bloomberg Law, Supreme Court Backs State Bid to Defund Planned Parenthood (2)
- Blavity, Supreme Court Ruling Threatens Medicaid Patients’ Access To Planned Parenthood Services
Lawrence O. Gostin
- Healio, SCOTUS upholds South Carolina’s block on Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood
- Associated Press, What to know about states blocking Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood
Katie Keith
- Bloomberg Law, Supreme Court’s Medicaid Ruling Presents New Options for States
- Tradeoffs, How Two Supreme Court Rulings Affect the ACA, Planned Parenthood and the Future of Preventive Care
Suhasini Ravi
Trump v. CASA
Decided: June 27, 2025
Professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin issued a statement on the decision.
Michele Bratcher Goodwin
- NewsNation, Supreme Court ruling doesn’t end birthright citizenship: Here’s what it means
- MSNBC, ‘The gloves are off’: Analysts react to Barrett’s jabs against Justice Jackson in birthright ruling
Kennedy v. Braidwood
Decided: June 27, 2025
Professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin, Lawrence O. Gostin, Jeffrey S. Crowley, Zachary Baron, and Andrew Twinamatsiko issued statements on the decision.
Michele Bratcher Goodwin
Lawrence O. Gostin
- Modern Healthcare, How politics could drive policy after Supreme Court’s ACA ruling
- The Guardian, US supreme court ruling sets stage for more politicized science under RFK Jr
Jeffrey S. Crowley
- Modern Healthcare, Health industry reacts to Supreme Court’s preventive care ruling
Zachary Baron
- USA Today, Supreme Court rejects conservative challenge to Obamacare health coverage
- Modern Healthcare, Supreme Court upholds key preventive services coverage requirement
- Health Affairs, Supreme Court Upholds Preventive Services Requirement Under ACA
Andrew J. Twinamatsiko
- CNN, Challenge to panel that recommends no-cost preventive health care is rejected by Supreme Court
- USA Today, Supreme Court rejects conservative challenge to Obamacare health coverage
- Modern Healthcare, Supreme Court upholds key preventive services coverage requirement
- Bloomberg Law, Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare’s Free Preventive Care Rule
- Health Affairs, Supreme Court Upholds Preventive Services Requirement Under ACA
Katie Keith
- Reuters, US Supreme Court preserves key element of Obamacare preventive care
- Tradeoffs, How Two Supreme Court Rulings Affect the ACA, Planned Parenthood and the Future of Preventive Care
- Health Affairs, Supreme Court Upholds Preventive Services Requirement Under ACA
FCC v. Consumers’ Research
Decided: June 27, 2025
Andrew Twinamatsiko issued a statement on the decision.
Andrew J. Twinamatsiko
- E&E News, Supreme Court declines to further sap agencies’ authority
- Law360, Rural Clinics Win Reprieve For Telehealth Funds At High Court
Mahmoud v. Taylor
Decided: June 27, 2025
Professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin, Rebecca Reingold, and Guillermina Pappier issued statements on the decision.
Michele Goodwin
- The College Fix, ‘Dangerous precedent’: Scholars upset SCOTUS lets Muslims opt kids out of LGBT books