Power Shift

Trump to Observe Supreme Court Oral Arguments on Birthright Citizenship Case

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  • Trump will be the first sitting president to attend Supreme Court oral arguments, observing Wednesday's hearing on his executive order to end birthright citizenship, per The Hill.
  • The case tests whether executive action can override the 14th Amendment's guarantee of citizenship to all persons born on U.S. soil.
  • PBS NewsHour's fact-checking scrutinized Trump's claims about birth tourism, a key justification for the executive order.
  • The New York Times noted that several justices have family histories directly shaped by immigration and birthright citizenship policies.
  • Lower courts have already blocked Trump's executive order, and a Supreme Court ruling is expected later this year.

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