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A history of birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court
This article was updated on Feb. 6 at 2:04 p.m. Shortly after being sworn into office on Jan. 20 for a second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship – the ...
Birthright Citizenship: A Nuanced Examination
Since the adoption of the 14th Amendment in 1868, the United States has recognized birthright citizenship; that is, if a ...
Arizona Capitol Times4d
DOJ responds to AG Mayes’ birthright lawsuit
The Department of Justice says Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has no legal right to try to overturn President Trump's ...
Fox News11d
The birthright citizenship clause too many forget, but Trump is right to question
Few of President Donald Trump’s new executive orders have caused as much alarm as the one on birthright citizenship. That order prohibits federal agencies from issuing or accepting citizenship ...
Trump Doesn’t Get to Decide What the Constitution Means
Trump wants a Constitution that, among other things, allows him to refuse to spend congressional appropriations and as we’ve ...
The Atlantic12d
Birthright Citizenship Is a Sacred Guarantee
Birthright citizenship is a shield of protection to anyone born in this country, as close to a national self-definition as we have; it is our legal DNA. Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment ...
The Washington Post11d
The birthright citizenship ban is a losing hand. Why play it?
That was the verdict of the judge — and he’ll be the first of many — on President Donald Trump’s effort to eliminate birthright citizenship, the long-standing practice of conferring U.S ...
Voice of America11d
Woman gets more than 3-year prison term in ‘US birthright tourism’ case
Since taking office, Trump issued an executive order to narrow the definition of birthright citizenship, a move quickly blocked by a federal judge who called it “blatantly unconstitutional.” ...