Good morning. It's Saturday, July 1st. I'm Michael Steele, filling in for my good friend,

Ali Velshi. Another Supreme Court term has come to a close this week. The Supreme Court

issued its final rulings of this session, including a trio of opinions that could reshape

American society. And in all three high-profile cases, the court was split six to three,

further highlighting the sharp ideological divide between the nine justices currently on the bench.

Yesterday, the court ruled in favor of Lori Smith, a web designer from Colorado

who refused to work on projects related to same-sex marriage, even though it's unclear if she was

ever asked to do so in the first place. But she sued on hypothetical grounds, claiming that it would

violate her First Amendment free speech

rights, and the court's six conservative members agreed.

It's a major blow to members of the LGBTQ community.

And in her dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor called the ruling, quote, profoundly wrong. She explained further that,

quote, the act of discrimination has never constituted protected expression under the First Amendment.

Also yesterday, the court struck down President Biden's plan to forgive student loans for millions

of Americans. The court's conservative majority ruled that the Biden administration

had overstepped its authority in trying to implement its plan through a law known as the Heroes Act.

President Biden, however, is undeterred and vowed to find a new path forward.

I believe the court's decision to strike down my student debt relief program was a mistake, was wrong.

I'm not going to stop fighting to deliver borrowers what they need, particularly those at the bottom end of economic scale.

So we need to find a new way. And we're moving as fast as we can. We'll use every tool at our disposal to get

you the student debt relief you need and reach your dreams. It's good for the economy. It's good

for the country. It's going to be good for you.

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