Torres: Much at Stake for Guam in US Supreme Court Review of Birthright Citizenship

Kermit Roosevelt III: Trump’s birthright citizenship stance aims to ‘undo centuries of progress’

The Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to overturn birthright citizenship, which is clearly established by the 14th amendment of the Constitution. “The administration is pushing legal theories that really would be disastrous for our national identity,” according to Kermit Roosevelt III of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He says the administration’s argument puts forward the idea that the president “can undo centuries of …

Torres: Much at stake for Guam in US Supreme Court review of birthright citizenship

Former Republican Sen. Mary C. Torres said there's much at stake for Guam and the rest of the territories as the U.S. Supreme Court reviews the future of birthright citizenship, which guarantees citizenship to nearly everyone born on U.S. soil.

Supreme Court case on birthright citizenship tests U.S. democracy

By Edward Kissam Wednesday’s Supreme Court case on birthright citizenship is, on its face, about the “inalienable” right of U.S.-born children to be U.S. citizens under the 14th Amendment, a right enshrined in the Constitution with roots extending back to early 17th Century English common law. At its core, the case, Trump v. Barbara, is a fight for the soul of democracy. Trump’s assault on birthright citizenship, beginning with his 2025 executiv…

Supreme Court hears birthright citizenship case - Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

By Sunita Sohrabji Contributing Writer SAN FRANCISCO — The Supreme Court April 1 heard oral arguments challenging President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship ban, which deals a heavy blow to immigrant families by denying automatic citizenship to anyone born in the U.S. The case — Barbara vs. Trump — challenges Trump’s Jan. 21, 2025 executive order, which denies automatic citizenship to babies born in the U.S. if their parents lack permanent …

This Supreme Court case could decide the future of American citizenship

The Supreme Court recently heard more than two hours of argument in Trump v. Barbara, the case testing the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship.Trump himself sat in the courtroom for part of the session, the first time a sitting president has done so. The moment was striking not for its symbolism alone but for what it revealed: a fundamental challenge to a 150-year-old interpretation of American…

If SCOTUS Rules This Way on Birthright Citizenship Nobody Can Ever Fix It — Not Even Congress

#trending #judgejoebrown #therealdana The Supreme Court is hearing arguments on birthright citizenship and anchor babies — and most Americans don't understand what's really at stake. If SCOTUS rules on constitutional grounds, no executive order, no act of Congress, and no future president can ever reverse it. We break down the legal arguments, the key cases, and what a ruling either way means for the future of America's borders and citizenship l…