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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    3 days ago

    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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      2 days ago

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

      • PunnyName@lemmy.world
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        2 days ago

        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.