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Tag: Fourteenth Amendment
Breaking Down the Supreme Court Battle Over Trump’s Bid to End Birthright Citizenship
The debate over birthright citizenship has reemerged as one of the most consequential constitutional and policy questions in contemporary American politics. On May 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court convened a special oral argument session to consider whether the administration of President Donald J. Trump may implement an executive order redefining the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause—specifically by excluding from automatic U.S. citizenship children born on American soil to parents “unlawfully present” or “lawful but temporary” in the country. Traditionally, birthright citizenship, enshrined in the plain language of Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment (“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States…”), has been interpreted broadly since the seminal Supreme Court decision in United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898).
Supreme Court Faces Pivotal Trump-Era Legal Challenges: Immigration, Civil Rights, and Executive Authority Under Review
INTRODUCTION
In the early months of President Donald Trump’s second term, the U.S. Supreme Court has become a central battleground for legal disputes arising from...