How the modern Supreme Court might view the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship
In the few days since he returned to the White House, President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders and mass pardons have shattered political and legal norms. But one order is in a category of its own.
Ford joins AGs from 17 states in suing Trump over birthright citizenship
The lawsuit challenges President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, which they say violates the 14th Amendment.
A Bid to Block Trump's Cancellation of Birthright Citizenship Is in Federal Court
A federal judge is set to hear the first arguments in a multi-state lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship rega
To end birthright citizenship, Trump misreads the constitution
America started doing so at the end of the Civil War. The constitution was amended then to overturn the Dred Scott decision of 1857, which held that black people were not Americans. The 14th Amendment ensured that freed slaves and their children would henceforth be citizens.
States sue to stop Trump's order blocking birthright citizenship
Attorneys general from 18 states sued to block President Donald Trump’s move to end a decades-old immigration policy known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.-born children are citizens r
Lawsuits Challenge Trump's Birthright Citizenship, Other Orders
The New England lawsuits took aim at a central piece of Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown, an order directing federal agencies not to recognize U.S. citizenship for children
Judge to consider challenge to Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship
President Trump's executive order challenging birthright citizenship will face its first legal test in a Seattle courtroom Thursday.
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Ron DeSantis doesn’t think current SCOTUS subscribes to Donald Trump take on birthright citizenship
DeSantis isn’t necessarily confident that the current court would support his and Trump’s view on birthright citizenship ...
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A Line-by-Line Breakdown of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
“Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship”—better known as the birthright citizenship executive order ...
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Dred Scott case: the Supreme Court decision
Dred Scott, a slave who had lived in the free state ... Although disappointed, Frederick Douglass, found a bright side to the decision and announced, "my hopes were never brighter than now." ...
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President Trump's Executive Order to reverse Birthright Citizenship sparks legal challenges
In a significant legal challenge CASA has filed a lawsuit against President Trump regarding his recent executive order aimed ...
Supreme Court likely to decide whether a president can end birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court will likely decide whether President Donald Trump can end birthright citizenship via ...
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Dred Scott's fight for freedom
After the Supreme Court's decision, the former master's sons purchased Scott and his wife and set them free. Dred Scott died nine months later.
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Invoking Dred Scott decision, Fox host screams at the Supreme Court over Trump's loss
You know, frankly, in a more hideous way you had that situation prior to the Civil War, in the Dred Scott decision. No, I'm not comparing the two Supreme Courts. What I'm saying is, the Dred ...