Lawyer Arguing at Supreme Court to Save Birthright Citizenship Is a Birthright Citizen
She has spent much of her career defending immigrants’ rights in America.

Keep reading for our interview with an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) attorney who is the challengers’ counsel of record. President Trump is headed to Supreme Court this morning to see up close when his bid to end birthright citizenship falls into the justices’ hands. The face-to-face moment will make Trump the first known sitting…
She has spent much of her career defending immigrants’ rights in America.
The Supreme Court hears oral arguments over President Donald Trump's proposal to limit birthright citizenship for people born in the U.S.
Trump issued executive order in January 2025 that seeks to undo birthright citizenship, overriding the constitutionSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US supreme court will hear arguments on Wednesday over whether Trump can reverse generations of precedent and deny birthright citizenship to babies born on US…
Birthright citizenship has been part of U.S. law for more than a century, though it is relatively rare worldwide. A ruling in Trump’s favor could impact millions living in the U.S.
The US Supreme Court cast doubt on President Donald Trump’s bid to roll back automatic birthright citizenship, signaling the justices are likely to deal him a fresh rebuke and reject a central plank of his immigration agenda.
As part of his immigration crackdown, Trump signed an order ending the right of children of undocumented people to get automatic citizenship.
The Supreme Court struggled Wednesday with how to treat President Trump's attempt to block children of illegal immigrants and short-term visitors from getting birthright U.S. citizenship, with the justices trying to stack his executive order up against more than a century of tradition.
President Donald Trump made history attending Supreme Court arguments on birthright citizenship, where justices voiced strong skepticism over his executive order.
The administration's arguments for denying birthright ctizenship to children of undocumented immigrants are at odds with the main purpose of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.