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The Other Case for Birthright Citizenship

Headline from The Atlantic, from the development of Jul 2, 2026

Newest development Jul 3, 2026 · 3 reportsAfter Supreme Court defeat, Sen. Mike Lee pushes to end birthright citizenship

The legal arguments are clear. Now proponents need to start defending the practice on policy grounds.

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  1. Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, but anxieties remain for some local groups

    Headline from WQAD ·

  2. Justice Dept., DHS plan crackdown on 'birth tourism' after Supreme Court citizenship ruling

    Headline from Washington Times ·

  3. Senator from Ohio introduces bill to end birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling

    Headline from FOX 8 Cleveland ·

  4. Opponents of birthright citizenship say it leads to “birth tourism.” Researchers estimated that 5,000 to 26,000 foreign pregnant women travel to the U.S. annually to give birth, a tiny slice of annual U.S. births.

    Headline from PolitiFact ·

  5. Right-wing media target pregnant and female travelers following SCOTUS birthright citizenship ruling

    Headline from Media Matters for America ·

  6. Names this update

    The Other Case for Birthright Citizenship

    Headline from The Atlantic ·

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    After Supreme Court defeat, Sen. Mike Lee pushes to end birthright citizenship

    Headline from Salt Lake Tribune ·

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Supreme Court set to rule on birthright citizenship. Here's a look at Trump's challenge (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    People demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s expected arrival on April 01, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara to determine if President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship is constituti…

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    Supreme Court strikes down Trump's bid to limit birthright citizenship (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court is seen at sunset on June 6, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

  3. NBC Boston

    ‘If you're born in America, you're American': Reaction to birthright citizenship ruling (opens NBC Boston)

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    Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and other prominent New England Democrats are celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday to strike down President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship.

  4. BizPac Review

    Supreme Court shoots down Trump’s birthright citizenship order (opens BizPac Review)

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    The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship was unconstitutional. Trump attended the high court’s oral arguments about the case, Trump […]

  5. The New Republic

    Supreme Court Hands Trump Massive Blow Over Birthright Citizenship (opens The New Republic)

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    The Supreme Court has tossed another one of the president’s efforts to kill birthright citizenship. In a 6–3 decision filed Tuesday, the court ruled in favor of the 1868 constitutional clause, which entitles any person born on U.S.

  6. Union Leader

    Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to restrict birthright citizenship (opens Union Leader)

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    Handing President Donald Trump a stinging defeat, the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected his attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States — a right long woven into the fabric of American society — scuttling one of his top…

  7. The Western Journal

    Breaking: Supreme Court Issues Highly Anticipated Birthright Citizenship Ruling (opens The Western Journal)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down an executive order from President Donald Trump that directed federal agencies to only recognize babies born to people in the country legally […]

  8. Texas Standard

    Today on Texas Standard: US Supreme Court issues ruling on birthright citizenship (opens Texas Standard)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court issued its final decisions of the current term this morning, ruling on cases related to transgender athletes, campaign finance and a highly anticipated decision concerning birthright citizenship.

  9. WGN Chicago

    Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits (opens WGN Chicago)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.

  10. Phl17

    Supreme Court rules Trump's birthright citizenship restrictions are unconstitutional (opens Phl17)

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    The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 vote, shut the door on President Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions on Tuesday, ruling that his banner immigration policy is unconstitutional. Chief Justice John Roberts, joined by all three liberal justices and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, wrote that the 14th Amen…

  11. The 19th

    The promise of birthright citizenship is upheld by the Supreme Court (opens The 19th)

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    The U.S Supreme Court upheld more than 100 years of legal precedent on Tuesday that affirmed the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship to children born to immigrants lacking permanent status.

  12. Legal Insurrection

    Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Roberts Opinion, joined by Barrett and the liberal block, fully embraces birthright citizenship for all. Children born to women illegally or temporarily in the country "are citizens at birth." The post Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .

  13. Townhall

  14. Truthout

    SCOTUS Rules Trump Can’t Change Birthright Citizenship Through Executive Order (opens Truthout)

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    The 6-3 ruling means that the 14th Amendment protection of citizenship rights for children born in the US remains.

  15. Texas Standard

    Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship on constitutional grounds (opens Texas Standard)

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    The decision firmly rejected the executive order that Trump issued on the first day of his second term.

  16. Pennsylvania Capital-Star

    US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump order (opens Pennsylvania Capital-Star)

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    In the decision, a majority of the justices upheld the country’s long understanding of automatic citizenship by birth on American soil.

  17. Semafor

    Supreme Court rejects Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order (opens Semafor)

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    The decision, which was expected, is nevertheless a blow to a key administration priority.

  18. Breitbart News

    SCOTUS Affirms Birthright Citizenship, Rejects Trump's Executive Order (opens Breitbart News)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 on Tuesday to reject President Donald Trump's reform of the nation's birthright citizenship policy, which now grants the huge prize of citizenship to nearly all infants born in the United States, even if the parents are illegal migrants or temporary visitors.

  19. The Christian Post

    Supreme Court rejects Trump order limiting birthright citizenship (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to limit birthright citizenship, ruling that children of illegal immigrants born in the United States are citizens.

  20. Todd Starnes

    BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP: Supreme Court Sides With Illegals (opens Todd Starnes)

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    LIVE COVERAGE: The Supreme Court has ruled that the children of illegal aliens and foreign nationals born in the U.S. […]

  21. Not The Bee

    Trump loses 14th Amendment "Birthright Citizenship" case (opens Not The Bee)

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    Welp.

  22. Ricochet

    SCOTUS Decides Birthright Citizenship Case (opens Ricochet)

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    Held: Children born in the United States to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States and are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause. President Trump wished to push the issue through an Executive Order.

  23. Time

    Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Ruling Trump Order Unconstitutional (opens Time)

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    The Court’s decision deals a blow to President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration agenda.

  24. Common Dreams

    Brennan Center Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling on Birthright Citizenship (opens Common Dreams)

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    Today in Trump v. Barbara the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of citizenship to everyone born in the United States. Thomas Wolf , director of democracy initiatives at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, had the following reaction: “Today’s ruling is the right on…

  25. The New Republic

    Watch Mike Johnson Learn Supreme Court Upheld Birthright Citizenship (opens The New Republic)

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    Everyone needs to hear the sound House Speaker Mike Johnson made when he heard the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold birthright citizenship. The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that children born in the United States to parents who were undocumented or temporarily in the county are citizens at birth un…

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