Summary

A U.S. appeals court has blocked Donald Trump’s executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship for children of non-citizen parents.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration’s emergency stay request, upholding a lower court’s nationwide injunction.

The ruling, made by a three-judge panel, argued that citizenship rights under the 14th Amendment are beyond presidential authority to alter.

The Justice Department is appealing similar rulings in other states, and the case may ultimately reach the Supreme Court. Arguments in the 9th Circuit case are set for June.

      • NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world
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        Does it even need to? It’s very clear wording. There is literally no argument you could make that can misinterpret the language. It’s like the singular thing in the constitution that is extremely clear language.

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          You seem to think they give a shit what the constitution says in the face of all the evidence to the contrary.

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            The problem is, if he can somehow get rid of birthright citizenship, then no one is an American.

            It doesn’t just affect potential immigrants, it affects every human born in the US, past and present.

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      He’s mostly followed rulings so far, so yes

      Edit: and to clarify, I mean this in a “fight every fight” kind of way. Don’t give in and assume all fights are hopeless. That is exactly what Trump et al want from you. Use every tool to fight back

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        Lol, Expect for all the ones that he hasn’t.

        Are you uninformed? Or intentionally ilinformed?

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          My point is more so to fight every damn fight

          Assuming that it’s all worthless is exactly what Trump wants from everyone

          For what it’s worth, there are threats of contempt of court in some of those deliberate misinterpretations of the court