US EditionBirthright Case Forces US Supreme Court to Confront Prospect of Americans Losing Citizenship
Justices appeared skeptical as the administration argued the 14th Amendment does not guarantee citizenship to nearly anyone born on American soil.
- Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to restrict birthright citizenship, the legal principle granting citizenship to almost anyone born in the United States.
- In the 1898 case of Wong Kim Ark, the Supreme Court affirmed that children born in the United States are guaranteed citizenship, establishing precedent now challenged by the administration.
- Justice Sonia Sotomayor questioned Solicitor General John Sauer on whether his legal theory would permit the government to retroactively remove citizenship from individuals born to non-citizen residents.
- More than 70 nonprofit groups, including the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, warned that upholding the order could invite efforts to revoke citizenship for countless Americans.
- American Civil Liberties Union national legal director Cecillia Wang cautioned that the order could render American laws senseless and call into question the citizenship of millions of Americans, past and future.
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Historical issues in Supreme Court argument on birthright citizenship
Last week’s oral argument on Trump’s executive order to revoke birthright citizenship raised historical questions dating back to the Civil War on whether the offspring of immigrants have full citizenship rights.
Trump case forces US Supreme Court to confront prospect of Americans losing citizenship
As the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last week about the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, Justice Sonia Sotomayor seemed skeptical.The order as written applies only to babies born in the future, and the Trump administration has asked t...
Birthright case forces US Supreme Court to confront prospect of Americans losing citizenship • Maine Morning Star
Members of the media set up outside the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of President Donald Trump's expected arrival on April 1, 2026. The court heard oral arguments that day in a case to determine if Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship is constitutional. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)As the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last week about the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizens…
Supreme Court weighs birthright citizenship
What happenedIn a remarkable break with centuries of tradition, President Trump personally attended Supreme Court arguments this week, listening in as his administration asked the justices to overturn birthright citizenship. During the questioning in Trump v. Barbara, Chief Justice John Roberts and most other justices cast doubt on the constitutionality of an executive order Trump issued in his first week in office, which requires proof of paren…
Trump’s birthright citizenship case could do more than end a right — it could reverse one
Members of the media set up outside the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of President Donald Trump's expected arrival on April 1, 2026. The court heard oral arguments that day in a case to determine if Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship is constitutional. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)As the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last week about the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizens…
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