The justices grappled with questions about domiciles and foundlings, avoided policy debates and mused about the sweep of possible rulings.
Oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Wednesday left the impression that key justices had misgivings about President Trump’s effort to limit birthright citizenship. With one of the administration’s banner immigration policies on the line, Trump decided to attend, making him the first sitting president in recorded history to scrutinize the justices as a…
One of the examples that legal analysts took issue with in the arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday came from Justice Samuel Alito. "Justice [Antonin] Scalia had an example that dealt with this situation. He imagined an old theft statute that was enacted well before anybody conceived of a microwave oven, and then afterwards (sic) someone is…
The legal battle over President Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship largely boils down to five words found in the 14th Amendment: "subject to the jurisdiction thereof."The big picture: The court's interpretation of that phrase could have massive implications for who gets to be an American — and therefore enjoy the rights and…
President Trump became the first sitting President to attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court today. The case revolves around an executive order he signed his first day back in office central to his immigration crackdown. NBC News’ Laura Jarrett reports.
A majority of Supreme Court justices peppered Solicitor General D. John Sauer with skeptical questions about the Trump administration's position that birthright citizenship should not apply to babies born to immigrants in the country illegally.
As part of his immigration crackdown, Trump signed an order ending the right of children of undocumented people to get automatic citizenship.
John Sauer, the Justice Department's Solicitor General, appeared before the Supreme Court on Wednesday to argue President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order. The post John Sauer Spars with Justice Jackson Over Illegals Giving Birth in the US During Supreme Court’s Oral Arguments on Birthright Citizenship (AUDIO) appeared first on The Gateway…
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First time in American history for a sitting president to be present at domain of justices
