The United States Supreme Court has issued a significant ruling today, affecting both the scope of judicial power and the ongoing debate over birthright citizenship. Here's the situation as we understand it today. In a 6-3 decision, the nation's highest court has ordered lower courts to reconsider the breadth of their injunctions against a Trump administration policy aimed … [Read more...] about Trump Declares Supreme Court Birthright Ruling a “GIANT WIN”
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Supreme Court Takes Up Fight Over Birthright Citizenship
The situation as we understand it today is that the Supreme Court is weighing whether to allow President Donald Trump's restrictions on birthright citizenship to provisionally take effect across most of the United States. These modifications, if enacted, could potentially be deemed unconstitutional in the future. Judges have issued 40 nationwide injunctions since President … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Takes Up Fight Over Birthright Citizenship
Trump Challenges Birthright Citizenship: Appeals to Supreme Court Amid Nationwide Legal Battles
On Thursday, the Trump Administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene to allow for a limited version of its executive order that bans birthright citizenship to be implemented. This was in response to three nationwide injunctions filed in Maryland, Massachusetts, and Washington State. The judges in these states blocked the order that President Donald Trump signed his … [Read more...] about Trump Challenges Birthright Citizenship: Appeals to Supreme Court Amid Nationwide Legal Battles
Is the Trump Administration Appealing the Maryland Judge’s Birthright Citizenship Ruling?
The administration of President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that it is appealing the ruling by a federal judge in Maryland blocking the executive order of the president to stop birthright citizenship. In a short filing, the administration's attorneys said they would appeal to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. This is the second appeal the Trump administration filed since … [Read more...] about Is the Trump Administration Appealing the Maryland Judge’s Birthright Citizenship Ruling?
Trump Asserts Supreme Court Will Uphold His Birthright Citizenship Ban
President Donald Trump stated that he expected at least five U.S. Supreme Court Justices to agree with his argument, that the amendment on birthright citizenship in the Constitution was intended solely to protect the rights of slaves and not "the entire world." Trump's first day as president saw him issue an executive order that ended birthright citizenship to children born … [Read more...] about Trump Asserts Supreme Court Will Uphold His Birthright Citizenship Ban