Posted on 03/30/2026 2:48:03 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The American Civil Liberties Union is using a familiar Bruce Springsteen song in a new advertising campaign to support birthright citizenship in the U.S. Watch the 30-second clip below.
Their spot arrives ahead of an April 1 hearing in the case of Trump v. Barbara before the U.S. Supreme Court. This lawsuit was filed after President Trump's January 2025 executive order attempting to redefine the Constitution's 14th Amendment, which automatically grants citizenship to anyone born in the U.S.
The ACLU filed one of many lawsuits to stop this change, including others led by various governors and state attorneys general. Trump's order was initially blocked by district courts and appeals continued until they reached the nation's highest court.
How Bruce Springsteen Joined Forces Against Trump's Order
Justices then announced in December 2025 that the Supreme Court would take up the ACLU case – and only their case. The ACLU's legal director Cecillia Wang is arguing against Trump's order.
So, how did Springsteen get involved? That traces back to an interview between ACLU executive director Anthony Romero and former Good Morning America anchor Katie Couric, when Romero says he spontaneously began singing lines from "Born in the U.S.A."
"I was answering a question from Katie about one of President Trump's executive orders on day one, in which he had the audacity to try to end birthright citizenship," Romero tells Rolling Stone. "'Born in the U.S.A.' is the perfect song to capture what's at stake in this Supreme Court case and how birthright citizenship is integral to America. ... The song calls on our nation to live up to its ideals."
Next, Romero contacted Springsteen about using "Born in the U.S.A.," a three-times platinum Top 10 single from 1984, and he agreed. The galvanizing song was recorded during the E Street Band's so-called "Electric Nebraska" sessions, which didn't see wider release for decades.
The new ACLU advertisement then paired "Born in the U.S.A" with images of people from different backgrounds who might be impacted by the Supreme Court decision. "We wanted to reach folks who normally don't hear from or pay attention to the ACLU," Romero added. "We want people who don't pay attention to politics or the Supreme Court to take interest."
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Bruce who?
springsteen and duh Niro need to get a room.
Springfield. Bruce Springfield.
“Smash hit” from 42 years ago. 🙄🥴
If Trump loses this case by a single vote he will call into question the legitimacy of one of the SC justices.
If the case goes Trump’s way then blue states will almost immediately declare they will not recognize the legitimacy of the decision. They will also hold that in their state those born to aliens will still be considered US citizens.
It is obvious that the founders did NOT intend citizenship to be granted solely because a baby is delivered on US territory without any consideration of the parents status
Is divorce the only answer?
Yeah. A real smash hit. The ACLU director singing lyrics from a 1980s song that no one under 50 remembers on a morning show that no under 60 watches hosted by someone who no one under any age remembers.
But it gives Bruce a chance to become the living embodiment of the joke character from his Glory Days song - "And I hope when I get old, I don't sit around thinking about it but I probably will. Just sitting back trying to recapture a little of the glory of, well, the time slips away leaves you with nothing, mister, but boring stories of glory days."
King Bruce the first.
Since when do adds work to influence Supreme Court judges?
Oh good grief FR software must’ve seen me mention this twerp.
Civil War is the answer. The left must be crushed by any means necessary.
Smash hit?
He deserves one in the face.
The guy who sang “ Born in the USA” back when libs thought it was a cool protest song
Now he’s using it to promote Chinese birth tourism and illegals popping out anchor babies
commie song ... commie fruitcake singer ...
And he’s getting ready to piss on the flag on the album cover.
What is the point of advertising in support of a case before SCOTUS except as a backdoor attempt to put pressure on them.
Seriously, this should be prosecuted as an offense against justice or at the very least and FTC violation.
Bag-a-Douche.
When I was young teen, I asked my mom for his albums and she bought me a Buffalo Springfield album instead.
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