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Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship will depend on its interpretation of one key phrase

The Supreme Court on Dec. 5, 2025, agreed to review the long-simmering controversy over birthright citizenship. It will likely hand down a ruling next summer.

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Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order Is Unconstitutional, Says the First Appeals Court to Consider the Issue

The judgment is not surprising, since the president's reading of the 14th Amendment contradicts its text and history, plus 127 years of Supreme Court precedent.

‘Totally lost their confidence and reason’: Donald Trump calls Democrats ‘sleazebags’ for suggesting SCOTUS do its job

‘Totally lost their confidence and reason’: Donald Trump calls Democrats ‘sleazebags’ for suggesting SCOTUS do its job

We all know how bad things can get when things don't go Trump's way.

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Defenders of Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order Offer an Implausible Take on a 127-Year-Old Precedent

Briefs urging the Supreme Court to stay injunctions against the order challenge "the conventional wisdom" about the meaning of an 1898 decision interpreting the 14th Amendment.

Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship heads to the Supreme Court

For more than 150 years, almost all people who were born within U.S. territory automatically received citizenship – regardless of their parents’ immigration status.

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The Domicile Dead-End

Evan Bernick's third in a series of guest-blogging posts on birthright citizenship.

Will SCOTUS kill birthright citizenship?

In a petition to the high court, Trump asked the Supreme Court to overrule centuries of American history

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How a young Chinatown cook helped establish birthright citizenship in the US

How a young Chinatown cook helped establish birthright citizenship in the US

Wong Kim Ark’s fight to be recognized as a US citizen 127 years ago led to an expansion of the 14th amendment

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SCOTUS may save blocked Trump order

SCOTUS may save blocked Trump order

Fate of Trump birthright citizenship order depends on whether Supreme Court conservatives "take history seriously"

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Bid To Restrict Birthright Citizenship

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Bid To Restrict Birthright Citizenship

A federal judge on Thursday put a temporary block on US President Donald Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship.

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What Is Birthright Citizenship And Why Did Trump Move To End It? What You Need to Know

What Is Birthright Citizenship And Why Did Trump Move To End It? What You Need to Know

On Monday, Trump instructed federal agencies to refuse to recognize US citizenship for children born in the US if their mother is in the country illegally or on a temporary visa and the father is neither a US citizen nor a lawful permanent resident.

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What is US birthright citizenship and why is it being disputed at the supreme court?

What is US birthright citizenship and why is it being disputed at the supreme court?

Trump’s January order aimed to end the right to citizenship for some children born in the US – here’s what to know

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Trump seeks to neutralize 14th Amendment

Trump seeks to neutralize 14th Amendment

The Constitution guarantees citizenship to anyone "born or naturalized in the United States"

Long-standing American principle of birthright citizenship under attack from Trump allies

Long-standing American principle of birthright citizenship under attack from Trump allies

As President-elect Donald J. Trump prepares to implement sweeping policy changes affecting American immigration and immigrants, one of the issues under scrutiny by his allies appears to be birthright citizenship – the declaration in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution that anyone born on U.S. soil is a U.S. citizen,…

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Trump Cannot Restrict Birthright Citizenship by Presidential Edict

The executive order that the president-elect plans to issue contradicts the historical understanding of the 14th Amendment.

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How a 126-Year-Old Court Ruling Will Stonewall Trump's Bid to End Birthright Citizenship, According to Experts

President-elect Donald Trump's promise to end the practice of birthright citizenship in the US with his return to office could be thwarted by a Supreme Court precedent that is over a century old, according to experts.

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