Supreme Court Defends Birthright Citizenship | Minneapolis News

The Supreme Court just delivered a major victory for birthright citizenship, firmly rejecting President Trump’s attempt to strip automatic citizenship from children born in the U.S. to non-citizens. Citing the Fourteenth Amendment and a landmark 1898 case, the justices made clear that such a fundamental change can’t be made by executive order alone — a decisive rebuke to Trump’s claim that these kids aren’t “subject to the jurisdiction” of the U.S. The ruling reaffirms decades of legal precedent: anyone born on American soil is a citizen, period. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/29b215060af19b68