Posted on 05/15/2025 4:07:37 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Summary
WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court wrestled on Thursday over Donald Trump's attempt to broadly enforce his executive order to restrict birthright citizenship, a move that would affect thousands of babies born each year as the Republican president seeks a major shift in how the U.S. Constitution has long been understood.
The court's conservative justices, who hold a 6-3 majority, seemed willing to limit the ability of lower courts to issue nationwide, or "universal," injunctions, as federal judges in Maryland, Washington and Massachusetts did to block Trump's directive. None of the justices, however, signaled an endorsement of Trump's order and some of the liberals said it violates the Constitution and the court's own precedents.
The justices heard more than two hours of arguments in the administration's emergency request to scale back the injunctions blocking Trump's directive, which is a key part of his hardline approach toward immigration. Three judges found that Trump's order likely violates the Constitution's 14th Amendment citizenship language.
Trump signed his order on January 20, his first day back in office. It directed federal agencies to refuse to recognize the citizenship of U.S.-born children who do not have at least one parent who is an American citizen or lawful permanent resident, also known as a "green card" holder.
Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor said she believes Trump's order violates multiple Supreme Court precedents concerning citizenship. Sotomayor said the court should weigh the order's legality "if we are worried about those thousands of children who are going to be born without citizenship papers that could render them stateless" and leave them ineligible for government benefits.
More than 150,000 newborns would be denied...
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Yeahhhh.... that’s a real brain teaser.
“Does everyone on earth have an right to US citizenship if they momma can make it across the goal line and drops a baby?”
No other nation does it that way. And our betters cannot figure this puzzle out.
The Wide Latina knows the anchor babies are dual citizens. Her logic would make every military brat stateless.
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Despite the original intent of amendment the Supreme Court will NEVER end Birth Right citizenship. Both parties support the Great Replacement and the Supreme Court won’t attempt to slow it down.
I’m just gonna place my bet now. 5-4 against Trump on this with Roberts and ACB siding with the libs.
Sotomayor is an idiot. The issue before them is the legality of nationwide injunctions.
7-2.
“86 47”
The torpedoes are primed and ready for firing.
We are going to lose this one. The left hates the country.
We’re going to lose this battle, but Trump probably anticipated that. Nevertheless, birthright citizenship will end eventually, even if it takes changing the Constitution.
Part of 14th Amendment:
“The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, ensuring they are subject to its jurisdiction.”
So I guess all these kids who are then US citizens and are subject to its jurisdiction must turn their parents into immigration if they cross the border illegally because they have broken Federal Law.
this should be 9-0 in favor of Trump and the consitution..
but here I am thinking we’ll be lucky with 5-4 in our favor.
I’m predicting a mixed ruling, yes to citizenship for babies who’s parent’s were here legally at the time of birth, no to citizenship for babies of illegals.
Nice straw argument.
The only issue at stake in this particular argument is whether district courts can issue universal injunctions.
The actual question - which looks at the “subject to the jurisdiction” portion of the EO will be looked at later.
You address neither element in your post.
it doesn’t require changing.
It requires something that the founders never expected..
Judges that know how to read.
Sounds too reasonable to me. 🤡
I believe that the 1th Amendment was never meant to give instant citizeenship to illegal aliens and tourists.
That is my exact prediction 5-4 the wrong way. Likely the SCOTUS will rule against universal injunctions but leave birthright citizenship alone.
El Fixo.
Yeahhhh.... that’s a real brain teaser.
“Does everyone on earth have an right to US citizenship if they momma can make it across the goal line and drops a baby?”
Apparently it is confusing for people called liberals. The words “Under the Jurisdiction” has no meaning to them. We will say what the SCOTUS says.
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