14th Amendment
Appeals court strikes down Trump’s birthright citizenship order as unconstitutional
A federal appeals court in San Francisco has struck another blow to President Donald Trump’s effort to revoke birthright citizenship, ruling Wednesday that his executive order seeking to deny automatic citizenship to certain U.S.-born children is unconstitutional. The 2-1 decision from a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an earlier ruling…
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Judge presses Trump administration on birthright citizenship order, questions potential deportation of U.S.-born babies
On Monday, a federal judge pressed the Trump administration to clarify whether it plans to...
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Supreme Court reviews Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship — here’s what could happen next
The U.S. Supreme Court has begun deliberating a high-stakes case involving President Donald...
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Supreme Court to hear Trump birthright citizenship case in May, keeps order on hold
The Supreme Court on Thursday maintained a nationwide hold on President Donald Trump’s...
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Donald Trump defends birthright citizenship ban, argues 14th Amendment is for former slaves, not migrants
U.S. President Donald Trump has defended his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for what he calls “gate crashers.” Trump argued that the 14th Amendment’s citizenship...