State Representative Laurel Libby, a Republican, had been banned from voting over comments opposing transgender athletes in girls’ sports.

The Supreme Court is deciding major cases about the ability to block Trump's policies, religious rights and gender-affirming care for minors.

Eight justices—the exception being Ketanji Brown Jackson—seem keen to rein in universal injunctions. But a majority also appear committed to averting Mr Trump’s radical departure from the constitution’s promise of citizenship. The justices could thread that needle in three ways.