Congressional Digest

Supreme Court Debates May 2026 No. 5 Vol. 29
Barbara et al., Respondents

Birthright Citizenship

Donald Trump Reinterprets the Fourteenth Amendment

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Barbara et al., Respondents

The United States has a lengthy tradition of granting citizenship to individuals born on U.S. soil, with exceptions for the children of foreign diplomats, members of invading armies and those on foreign-flagged vessels in American waters. On Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending that policy with regards to children born to undocumented migrants or individuals in the United States on a temporary basis. The order was quickly challenged in court, but after several federal judges issued orders temporarily stopping the policy change from being enforced, the Supreme Court in Trump v. CASA (2025) ruled that…

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