birthright citizenship

July 1, 2026 9:36 AM

Supreme Court spurns Trump on birthright citizenship, allows transgender sports bans

The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a painful defeat on Tuesday by rejecting his move to restrict birthright citizenship on the final day of its momentous term, while also letting states ban transgender student athletes from women's sports teams and striking down more campaign finance limits. The top U.S. judicial body's annual term — nine months long — was packed with major rulings, including some big victories for Trump in areas such as presidential powers and immigration...

July 1, 2025 9:28 AM

Trump lawyer says no immediate deportations under birthright citizenship order, as judges to decide on challenges

President Donald Trump's administration will not deport children deemed ineligible for U.S. citizenship until his executive order curtailing birthright citizenship takes effect on July 27, a government lawyer said on Monday after being pressed by two federal judges. During separate hearings in lawsuits challenging Trump's order, U.S. District Judges Deborah Boardman in Greenbelt, Maryland, and Joseph LaPlante in Concord, New Hampshire, set expedited schedules to decide whether the order can be ...

January 24, 2025 11:00 AM

Federal judge blocks Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, labels it ‘unconstitutional’

A federal judge in Seattle has issued a temporary restraining order halting former President Donald Trump's controversial executive order to terminate birthright citizenship, deeming the policy "blatantly unconstitutional," as reported by CNN. Judge John Coughenour, appointed by former President Ronald Reagan, ruled in response to a lawsuit filed by Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and three other Democratic-led states. The restraining order, effective for 14 days, pauses the policy's imp...