Supreme Court takes up birthright citizenship: What's at stake in major Trump case?

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Source: USA today



Trump's controversial immigration policy is a new interpretation of the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause.
May 14, 2025 8:06 p. m. ET

WASHINGTON − In what could be its biggest blockbuster case of the year, the Supreme Court on May 15 will take up one of President Donald Trump’s most controversial executive orders: ending the guarantee of citizenship to virtually everyone born in the United States.

Judges appointed by both Democratic and Republican presidents have put that change on hold, ruling it’s likely unconstitutional.

The Trump administration argues judges shouldn’t be able to completely pause the president’s policy while it's being challenged in court.

They’ve asked the Supreme Court to narrow legal rulings so Trump’s new citizenship policy can apply as widely as possible until there’s a final determination from judges about whether it is constitutional.

And the Justice Department says the Supreme Court can do that without deciding whether they will eventually uphold or strike down Trump’s policy..............






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1. For more than a century, courts and the government have interpreted the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause to apply to

For more than a century, courts and the government have interpreted the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause to apply to anyone born in the U.S., regardless of the citizenship status of a child's parents.

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[gab13by13]

2. This isn't really about birthright citizenship

It's about neutering the lower courts. Krasnov wants to prohibit lower court decisions from applying to areas outside of its circuit, from applying to the entire United States.

Krasnov wants to neuter the lower courts and force all cases directly to the Supreme Court.

Birthright citizenship is just the pump handle to do this.

[Javaman]

3. I feel another strongly worded letter from roberts. that'll show the orange asshole

[lark]

4. I listened to the case while driving around today.

The right wing nuts on the court didn't even want to look at the actual merits of the case, were so afraid of talking about that - especially Alito, Gorsuch and Thomas.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. Supreme Court Torches Trump Administration During Birthright Citizenship Argument

In a pivotal moment of Donald Trump’s second term, the United States Supreme Court has turned a skeptical and, at times, blistering eye toward the administration’s stance on nationwide injunctions. While the central question of the case doesn't address the constitutionality of modifying the 14th Amendment—a long-shot goal of Trump—the real issue at stake is just as critical: Can federal judges block executive actions on a national scale?

This seemingly procedural question could have massive consequences. If the Trump administration gets its way, lower federal courts would no longer be able to issue rulings that halt policies nationwide. Instead, any injunction would only apply to the plaintiffs directly involved in a given case.

But during oral arguments, the justices—across ideological lines—showed deep reservations about such a sweeping restriction on judicial power. Justice Sonia Sotomayor cut to the heart of the issue with a dramatic hypothetical: if the government were to suddenly order the confiscation of all civilian firearms in direct violation of the Second Amendment, under the Trump view, courts couldn’t stop it with a nationwide injunction. "We couldn’t stop that?" she asked.

Justice Elena Kagan was even more blunt: "The government keeps losing. This is happening right now: Every court has ruled against you."

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