Supreme Court hears challenge to birthright citizenship as Trump attends arguments - NPR
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The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case challenging the constitutional right to birthright citizenship, with President Trump attending the oral arguments at the bench. The case tests whether the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause automatically grants citizenship to children born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents, a bedrock principle of American law for over 150 years. A ruling against birthright citizenship would represent a dramatic constitutional shift and could affect millions of people born in the country, potentially creating a new category of stateless residents. The Trump administration has signaled support for narrowing birthright citizenship as part of broader immigration enforcement priorities. The Court's conservative majority has shown willingness to reconsider longstanding constitutional interpretations, making the outcome uncertain.
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