Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order at Supreme Court Splits Conservative Scholars - The New York Times

President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship has divided conservative legal scholars, with some supporting the move while others question its constitutional foundation. The order challenges the 14th Amendment's guarantee of citizenship to children born on U.S. soil, a provision interpreted for over 150 years to apply automatically to most births regardless of parental immigration status. The case is now before the Supreme Court, where the divided conservative legal community reflects deeper disagreement about how to interpret the Constitution's citizenship clause. Supporters argue the amendment was never intended to cover children of non-citizen parents, while skeptics contend the text is unambiguous and the order overreaches executive power. The Court's decision will determine whether birthright citizenship survives as settled constitutional law or faces fundamental revision.