Executive order attacking birthright citizenship crosses constitutional line

Judge Shoots Down Trump Admin Push for Extension in Birthright Citizenship Case

A federal judge has sharply criticized the Department of Justice for its handling of a high-profile birthright citizenship lawsuit, denying a last-minute request for more time to respond. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, called out the DOJ for ignoring court procedures and filing an extension request just minutes before a deadline. Judge Rebukes DOJ for Delays in Birthright Citizenship Case In a strongly worded minute order …

Executive order attacking birthright citizenship crosses constitutional line

Of the flurry of executive orders signed on inauguration day by President Donald Trump, most have been challenged and stalled in court. Trump has fully wielded — if not overstepped — the power of the executive, from attacking diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to issuing mass deportations of illegal immigrants through his executive orders. But one stands out.  The order, titled “Protecting The Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,”…

Lawyers’ Committee, NAACP, League of Women Voters and Equal Justice Society File Brief Opposing Executive Order Attacking Birthright Citizenship

Today, the NAACP was joined by the League of Women Voters and Equal Justice Society in filing an amicus brief urging a federal court to invalidate a recent executive order issued by President Donald Trump seeking to revoke birthright citizenship for individuals born in the United States to undocumented persons or temporary legal residents.  Represented by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law,Continue reading "Lawyers’ Committee, NAA…

Knowing About Birthright Citizenship’s Past Critical to Ensuring Its Future, Say Experts

“I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong.” That quote, from the first U.S. president, George Washington in a letter penned in 1788, kicked off a panel discussion last month on the future and history