14th Amendment
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Trump Tells His Own Justices to Be 'Loyal.' The Court Hears It.
After SCOTUS killed his tariffs and is expected to kill his birthright citizenship order, Trump called out Gorsuch and Barrett by name. The court's independence question just got harder.
SCOTUS Will Strike Down Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order. The Real Question Is What It Lets Happen First.
Polymarket gives 87% odds the Court kills the executive order. But SCOTUS already ruled states can enforce it partially. A ruling that arrives in June matters less than what happens between now and June.
The Allegiance Test
Trump attended Supreme Court oral arguments on birthright citizenship, becoming the first sitting president to do so. The justices, including his own appointees, told him he was wrong.
Birthright Citizenship: SCOTUS Will Almost Certainly Rule Against Trump, But the Ruling Will Do More Than That
64% of Americans oppose ending birthright citizenship and the Court signaled strong skepticism in April oral argument. But a ruling that voids Trump's executive order will also settle what powers lower courts have to issue nationwide injunctions. That second question reshapes everything else Trump is trying to do.
The Supreme Court Looks Poised to Rule Against Trump. His Own Party Is Already Moving Past It.
With 64% of Americans opposing birthright citizenship repeal and the conservative-majority court appearing skeptical, Senate Republicans are advancing legislation that would accomplish the same result differently.
SCOTUS vs. the 14th Amendment
Oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara revealed a court unlikely to rewrite a 128-year-old precedent, but the hearing exposed what the administration is actually asking for.
The Supreme Court Is About to Rule on Birthright Citizenship. The Outcome May Turn on a Single Word from 1868.
Whether millions of US-born children of undocumented immigrants remain citizens may depend on how SCOTUS defines 'domicile' in the 14th Amendment. The court already signaled doubt about Trump's position. The market puts his odds at 8%.
The Supreme Court Is About to Rule That the 14th Amendment Means What It Says
Oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara exposed the government's 'domicile' theory as untenable. Multiple conservative justices are already signaling they will not accept it. A decision is expected in late June.
SCOTUS Heard the Birthright Citizenship Case. The Justices Are Not Buying It.
Across the ideological spectrum, Supreme Court justices pressed Trump's solicitor general on why the 14th Amendment means something different now. He had no good answer.
SCOTUS Is About to Rule on Birthright Citizenship. The Market Says 94% Chance They Strike It Down.
The Supreme Court heard final arguments on Trump's executive order redefining citizenship. The constitutional question is live. The outcome almost certainly isn't.
Who Is an American
SCOTUS heard two hours of argument on birthright citizenship. Conservative justices were skeptical of Trump. A ruling isn't the end of the story.
SCOTUS Is About to Strike Down the Birthright Citizenship Order. That Is Not the Hard Part.
The justices are almost certain to rule against Trump. The question they are really debating is how far the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause reaches, and the answer will outlast this case.
SCOTUS Will Almost Certainly Strike Down the Birthright Order. The Reasoning May Be Worse Than the Order.
Polymarket gives Trump's birthright citizenship executive order a 4.9% chance of surviving. But Justice Sotomayor raised the question nobody wants answered: if the logic works for future babies, does it work for people already born?