Boston judge grills Justice Department on Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship for children of immigrants
The Justice Department argued that the 14th amendment has been misinterpreted by the Supreme Court and doesn’t grant birthright citizenship to children of people who are unlawfully present.
Judge Places Indefinite Injunction Against Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
No court in the country has ever endorsed the president’s interpretation” in the past 125 years, the judge stated.
Judge Grills DOJ on Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin pressed the government about long-standing U.S. Supreme Court precedent that the 14th Amendment ensures citizenship for anyone born in the United States.
Trump's birthright citizenship order could rest in the hands of a Boston federal judge
The lawsuit was filed the day after President Trump signed the executive order that aimed to end birthright citizenship, in violation of the 14th Amendment and the Immigration and Nationality Act. They are asking the federal judge to prevent the president’s order from taking effect.
Judge issues 2nd preliminary injunction against Trump birthright citizenship order
A federal judge in Seattle has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship.
US judge accuses Trump of ignoring rule of law to curb birthright citizenship
A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday accused Donald Trump of ignoring the rule of law for political and personal gain as he declared an executive order that the Republican president signed seeking to curtail birthright citizenship to be unconstitutional.
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EXCLUSIVE: New Legal Theory, Nursed by Conservative Scholars, Could Help Trump Topple Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Aliens
A new interpretation of the 14th Amendment is emerging that could amount to President Trump’s best argument for ending ...
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Birthright citizenship wasn’t 14th Amendment authors’ goal
The left has done a great job influencing the issue of birthright citizenship. Most Americans oppose granting automatic ...
Two Injunctions Against Trump's Citizenship Decree Expose the Weakness of His Arguments
Federal judges in Washington and Maryland say the president's attack on birthright citizenship flouts the 14th Amendment and 127 years of judicial precedent.
'Don't Be Afraid:' AGs Push Against Trump's Immigration Policy
The attorneys general were preparing to go into the first hearing in Massachusetts District Court regarding the lawsuit ...
Democracy Reborn: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Fight for Equal Rights in Post-Civil War America, by Garrett Epps
The Fourteenth Amendment was the product of a democratic revolutionary change that sought to put the Constitution on a ...
MAGA law group files briefs in support of Trump executive order ending birthright citizenship
America First Legal filed two amicus briefs this week in support of President Donald Trump’s executive order ending ...
Trump backs off contesting Tennessee ban on youth transgender care at Supreme Court
President Donald Trump's administration told the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday that Tennessee's Republican-backed ban on ...
Undermining the U.S. Constitution - one amendment at a time: Dave Lange
The 14th Amendment was passed by the U.S. Senate in 1866 and ratified two years later by 28 of the 37 states at that time, ...