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birthright citizenship case
Coverage of birthright citizenship case in the Nexus archive.
- Trump administration appears not to have asked Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case
The Trump administration did not request the Supreme Court to rehear the case challenging its executive order ending birthright citizenship, as the deadline for filing a petition passed without submission. The Supreme Court previously ruled the order unconstitutional, citing the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause, with a 6-3 decision upholding a lower court's ruling against the policy.
- Trump says he'll ask Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case
Trump announced he will ask the Supreme Court to rehear a birthright citizenship case. The Court recently struck down the president’s day-one order requiring U.S.-born babies to have at least one parent with citizenship or legal status to receive automatic citizenship.