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JUST IN: District Judge Issues Major Ruling On Birthright Citizenship
Trending Politics ^ | 07/10/2025 | Michael

Posted on 07/10/2025 8:31:47 AM PDT by Signalman

Despite a recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that restricts the ability of lower court judges to block President Donald Trump’s policies using nationwide injunctions, a federal judge ruled on Thursday to bar the administration from enforcing an executive order placing limits on birthright citizenship.

U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante from Concord, New Hampshire, reached his decision after advocates for immigrant rights asked him for class action status in a lawsuit they filed to represent any babies who would have their citizenship status jeopardized by the president’s order.

He ruled the plaintiffs could move forward as a class, which allowed him to slap a new judicial order on the implementation of the president’s order, blocking it nationally. Laplante said the choice to issue the injunction was “not a close call,” pointing out that if Trump’s order were allowed to take effect, it would potentially deprive children of their U.S. citizenship.

“That’s irreparable harm, citizenship alone,” he explained, according to Reuters. “It is the greatest privilege that exists in the world.”

Judge Laplante said he would put a stay on the ruling for a few days to allow the administration to file an appeal. He said he would issue a written decision by the end of the day.

The ACLU, partnered with a number of other individuals and groups, filed the lawsuit mere hours after SCOTUS ruled 6-3 on June 27 to limit nationwide injunctions.

With that decision, the policy would go into full effect on July 27.

“Looking to seize upon an exception in the Supreme Court’s ruling, the lawyers for the plaintiffs argued that the decision allows judges to continue to block Trump policies on a nationwide basis in class action lawsuits,” the report said. “The three judges who issued nationwide injunctions found that Trump’s directive likely violates citizenship language in the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment. The amendment states that all ‘persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.'”

The DOJ has made the case that President Trump’s order is in full compliance with the Constitution and has asked the judge to determine that the plaintiffs cannot sue as a whole class.

The ruling from SCOTUS did not engage with the legal merits of the order issued by the administration. The order gives directions for federal agencies not to recognize the citizenship of babies who do not have at least one parent who is an actual American citizen or a lawful permanent resident.


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1 posted on 07/10/2025 8:31:47 AM PDT by Signalman
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To: Signalman

A Bush judge. They can be just as bad as any appointed by Obumble or Buydung.


2 posted on 07/10/2025 8:34:01 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Kamala defines herself in just 4 words..."Nothing comes to mind.")
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To: Signalman

Another Feral, Anti-Trump “Dipstick judge” is out of his lane. This boy doesn’t have the authority to do this. He needs to go impress his girlfriends somewhere else.


3 posted on 07/10/2025 8:34:18 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (DemonRAT politicians say tha pt their voters are all murderers who want American blood for illegals.)
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To: Signalman

“It is the greatest privilege that exists in the world.”

Yeah.

That’s why you don’t allow illegal aliens to decide who gets that privilege simply by dumping their kid 1 foot inside the fence.


4 posted on 07/10/2025 8:34:37 AM PDT by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: Signalman

More judicial tyranny. It’s the new Lawfare.


5 posted on 07/10/2025 8:36:02 AM PDT by paulcissa (Politicians want you disarmed because they intend on doing things you would shoot them for.)
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To: Signalman

Just ignore them, what can this or any Judge do?


6 posted on 07/10/2025 8:39:25 AM PDT by dpetty121263
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To: Regulator

And then...rule on the citizenship of the placenta.


7 posted on 07/10/2025 8:40:02 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (There are no more conspiracy theories, only questions that further the truth.)
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To: Signalman

Apparently, the judge can’t read English!


8 posted on 07/10/2025 8:41:02 AM PDT by Highest Authority (DemonRats are pure EVIL)
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To: Signalman

Given the recent Supreme Court ruling, any ruling like this needs to be ignored.


9 posted on 07/10/2025 8:41:06 AM PDT by Kazan
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To: Signalman

a vacuous, patently unlawful “order” that isn’t worth using as toilet paper

it is ‘orders’ like this that have bred such widespread contempt for the law and the judiciary

and THAT is a very serious problem (leaving the false construct of “birthright citizenship” completely aside)

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10 posted on 07/10/2025 8:41:28 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: Signalman
All those hailing SCOTUS tossing the nationwide injunction nonsense seemed to miss the fact that if the judges could abuse that, they could abuse class action law as well. Typical of that scumbag Roberts to support a ruling that allowed a backdoor against Trump. Now the US will have to appeal the class status.

The funny thing is all those in the class will have to register as being born of temporary visitors or illegals. Something ICE might find handy.

11 posted on 07/10/2025 8:44:19 AM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: Signalman

“ District Judge makes himself King of America “


12 posted on 07/10/2025 8:45:33 AM PDT by silverleaf (“Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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To: Signalman

Time to rein-in the black robes.


13 posted on 07/10/2025 8:46:54 AM PDT by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: Signalman

One of the plaintiffs is a pregnant woman.
Suddenly the unborn are people WITH rights.

Trump should immediately make a statement that a NH judge has decided the unborn are people with rights. He should then sign an EO disallowing abortions nationwide.


14 posted on 07/10/2025 8:48:36 AM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves.)
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To: Signalman
He waited until the USSC went on its Trans continental vacation escape to issue this ruling, which was specifically slapped down by the USSC in June's rul8ngs.

So there's our "existential threat to democracy itself", and it ain't Donald Trump.

15 posted on 07/10/2025 8:49:27 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Today's Democrat Party is nothing but very bad performance art. )
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To: pierrem15

Roberts needs to get off his ass and smack these clowns down. If he doesn’t the Republic will falter


16 posted on 07/10/2025 8:50:17 AM PDT by Robe
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To: Signalman

Depending on the nature of the class, this still is better than a bunch of individual lawsuits because an adverse decision against the class may prevent other actions. You get one case, but you don’t get fifty where the government has to win every single one.


17 posted on 07/10/2025 8:50:52 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin ( )
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To: Signalman

Trump should use the injunction a toilet paper


18 posted on 07/10/2025 8:51:48 AM PDT by ProudDeplorable (Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. ~ Ronald Reagan)
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To: pierrem15

The funny thing is all those in the class will have to register as being born of temporary visitors or illegals. Something ICE might find handy.
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Mass Action by ICE using the list on the Class Action.

Sounds like a plan


19 posted on 07/10/2025 8:52:47 AM PDT by delchiante
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To: Kazan

I don’t know about that. Class action status was granted for the babies only, not the parents. I would think they have standing.


20 posted on 07/10/2025 8:53:17 AM PDT by 31R1O (The people who can control themselves ought to be able to defend themselves from those who can't.)
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