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21 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: September 4, 2026.
Judge Deborah Boardman enjoined the August executive order that targeted 'alien enemies,' foreign government employees and birth tourism. The White House called her an activist.
Draft guidance would make a mother's I-94 or green card part of her newborn's passport file — the first concrete machinery behind Trump's Aug. 6 birthright citizenship order.
WatchOne order targets commercial "birth tourism." The other expands the list of babies the administration says the 14th Amendment never covered. The ACLU says both will die the same way the last one did.
WatchDays after the justices ruled 6-3 that his order defied the 14th Amendment, the president said his lawyers will 'immediately' petition for a rehearing, a maneuver the court has not granted in a decided case in six decades.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion striking down Trump's executive order, joined by two conservatives and the court's three liberals.
The justices affirmed that children born on U.S. soil are citizens regardless of their parents' status — a decision researchers say protects a group projected to add trillions to the economy.
WatchChief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority in Trump v. Barbara, affirming that nearly every child born on U.S. soil is a citizen and striking down the president's day-one executive order.
With about 23 decisions left before its summer recess, the justices are poised to issue rulings that could reshape citizenship, voting and civil rights.
The justices have roughly a dozen blockbuster decisions left before their summer recess, from Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship to fights over mail ballots, the Fed's independence and transgender athletes.
As the term winds down at the end of June, the justices still must decide cases on birthright citizenship, transgender athletes and the Second Amendment after striking down Trump's global tariffs earlier this year.
Conservative justices Roberts, Barrett, and Gorsuch aggressively questioned the administration's core arguments during April 1 oral arguments. A decision is due by end of June.
Justices grilled both sides on April 1 over whether Trump's executive order ending automatic citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants is constitutional — a ruling could reshape American citizenship law.
In a rare appearance at oral arguments, Trump watched as both liberal and conservative justices pressed the government on how it would strip citizenship from US-born children.
High court considers whether to limit constitutional guarantee of citizenship for children born on U.S. soil as families ponder implications for future generations.
New research shows potential constitutional change would primarily affect babies born to Asian parents, raising questions about discriminatory impact.
President becomes first sitting commander-in-chief to attend oral arguments, creating unprecedented scene as he faces justices he has previously criticized.
The justices will consider President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants and temporary visitors.
As the court prepares for landmark case, justices' own family stories demonstrate how birthright citizenship has shaped who can be an American.
As oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara approach, educators and advocates warn that redefining 14th Amendment citizenship would ripple far beyond immigration into public schools and children's health care access.
Constitutional experts who previously agreed on 14th Amendment protections now divide over president's executive action.
The justices will hear Trump v. Barbara on Tuesday in one of the most consequential constitutional cases in decades, with the citizenship status of 255,000 children born annually in the US at stake.