US EditionSupreme Court agrees to decide if Trump may end birthright citizenship
- On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship and will hear arguments next year, likely deciding by the end of June.
- Rooted in a narrower reading of the 14th Amendment, Solicitor General D. John Sauer argues the 'subject to the jurisdiction thereof' clause covers only children who bear allegiance, as Trump seeks to restore the Clause's original meaning.
- Lower courts have already ruled the executive order unlawful and it has not been implemented since Jan. 20, with the American Civil Liberties Union representing two babies who would be subject to the order.
- A ruling for the administration would upend a longstanding tenet of the 14th Amendment and U.S. immigration law, marking the high court's first full merits consideration of the plan this year.
- Despite being considered fringe by many conservatives, the dispute will draw considerable public focus to the Court term as legal observers note the court's conservative majority often avoids clashes with President Donald Trump.
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Those who are born in the United States are granted citizenship. This is a right that is ultimately based on the Constitution of the United States. President Trump questions the principle. The juridical tug of war therefore now ends up before the Supreme Court.
The U.S. Supreme Court announced that it accepts the procedure and will hear arguments about the legality of the president's executive order, Donald Trump, to limit citizenship by birthright.
Supreme Court will hear arguments for ending birthright citizenship
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear arguments for and against President Donald Trump's order to end birthright citizenship.The Trump administration appealed a lower court order that struck down the restrictions in July over a class-action lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of children affected by the policy.'We look forward to putting this issue to rest once and for all in the Supreme Court this term.'Trump is…
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