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The Economic Times
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US Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump's bid to restrict birthright citizenship

WASHINGTON, - Handing President Donald Trump a stinging defeat, ​the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected his audacious attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States - ​a right long woven into the fabric of American society - scuttling one of his top priorities in his crackdown on immigration.

The 6-3 ruling marked the second time this year that the court has invalidated ​a major Trump initiative, following its February decision to strike down his sweeping global tariffs.

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