Does Trump get to redefine what it means to be a US citizen? Supreme court considers question
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“The US Supreme Court considered arguments over whether Donald Trump could restrict birthright citizenship via an executive order.”
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“The 14th amendment of the US constitution, enacted in 1868, enshrined the principle that almost anyone born on US soil is a US citizen.”
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“A ruling in favor of the Trump administration would strip citizenship from approximately 250,000 babies born in the US each year.”
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“The final decision in the case was expected in June.”
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“Chief Justice John Roberts described the administration's argument as 'very quirky'.”
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“Justice Elena Kagan noted that the administration's legal representative was seeking an 'esoteric meaning' in the citizenship clause.”
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“The conservative justices questioned Cecillia Wang's arguments during the oral arguments.”
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“Justice Alito referenced the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to question the citizenship status of a child born to an undocumented immigrant.”
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“Justice Alito was born in Italy and naturalized at age 10.”
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“Justice John Roberts' grandfather was born in the US to Slovakian parents who were not naturalized at the time.”
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“Justice Clarence Thomas' great-grandfather became a US citizen after the ratification of the 14th Amendment.”
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“Solicitor General John Sauer argued the 14th Amendment applied only to 'newly freed slaves and their children'.”
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“Cecillia Wang cited evidence of the long-standing interpretation of the 14th Amendment granting citizenship to all individuals born in the US.”
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