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News Wrap: Supreme Court delivers decisions favoring individuals over institutions

PBS News Hour - Segments

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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In our news wrap Thursday, the Supreme Court delivered two unanimous decisions in favor of individuals over institutions, President Trump signed a measure that blocks California's move to ban new gas-powered cars by 2035, flooding in Texas killed at least four people in San Antonio and Russia hit Ukraine with a barrage of drones that killed at least three people. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

The day's other headlines at the U.S. Supreme Court, which delivered two unanimous

0:04.8

decisions today in favor of the individual over institutions.

0:09.3

One case centered on a family's right to sue the FBI after agents mistakenly raided their

0:14.1

home in 2017.

0:16.0

The justices agreed to revive the suit after lower courts ruled in favor of the agents, which could make it easier

0:22.0

for others to sue the government in such cases. Separately, the High Court cited with a student

0:27.3

who has a rare form of epilepsy and who claimed her Minnesota school district didn't do enough

0:32.4

to accommodate her condition. That decision could open the door for other families to go to the

0:37.4

court over access to

0:38.7

education. President Trump signed a measure today that blocks California's move to ban new

0:44.7

gas-powered cars by 2035. In doing so, Trump reversed the Biden administration's prior approval of the first in the nation rule.

0:57.4

He also signed measures to overturn the state policies on tailpipe emissions and smog forming pollution, calling such regulations crazy.

1:06.4

California and 10 other states quickly challenged the move in court.

1:10.3

Today's action is the latest volley in an ongoing battle between Trump and California's

1:15.1

governor Gavin Newsom, who blamed the president for what he called an all-out assault

1:20.0

on his state.

1:21.7

In Texas, flooding overnight has killed at least four people in San Antonio.

1:26.7

Weather officials say more than seven inches of rain

1:28.9

drenched highways and washed away cars leaving many drivers stranded. At least two people are still

1:34.7

missing. Some people were forced to climb trees to escape the water. Officials say they made at least

1:40.3

65 water rescues during one eight-hour stretch.

1:49.1

By mid-morning, the flooding was receding, though rain was still falling in some areas.

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