The Supreme Court is facing a tough decision. It needs to figure out who gets to be an American citizen just by being born here. This is all because of a case called Trump v CASA. The 14th Amendment says that anyone born in America is a citizen. But there are some exceptions, like kids of diplomats or soldiers from invading armies. For over 125 years, this has meant ...
The Supreme Court has decided to keep a hold on a controversial policy by the Trump administration. This policy aims to restrict birthright citizenship for children of people who are in the U. S. illegally. The court will hear arguments on this issue in May. This decision comes after three district courts across the country halted the policy nationwide. Appeals court...
The recent push to restrict birthright citizenship has reached the Supreme Court. The current administration is seeking permission to partially enforce new restrictions while legal battles continue. The order, signed shortly after the beginning of the second term, aims to deny citizenship to children born to parents who are in the country illegally after a specific d...
Birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented immigrants has been a hot topic lately. Recently, a judge in New Hampshire made a big move. He temporarily halted a presidential order that aimed to change this policy. This isn't the first time such an order has been blocked. Judges in Seattle and Maryland had already done the same thing earlier. The judge in ...
Lets dive into this. Its been less than two weeks into Donald Trump's second term, and the criticism is already at a high point. People are saying Trump's first order about birthright citizenship is unconstitutional and illegal. They are calling him names like a nativist or even a racist. But lets think about what the 14th Amendment really says. Th...
President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, aiming to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants, has sparked a legal battle. One of the first tests for this order took place in a Seattle courtroom. A federal judge, John C. Coughenour, temporarily blocked the order and labeled it "blatantly unconstitutional. " The concept of birthright citizen...
A federal judge in Seattle just dropped a big pause button on President Trump's plan to limit birthright citizenship. This temporary block will last for two weeks. The case hits the heart of the 14th Amendment, which says anyone born in the U. S. is a citizen, except for kids of diplomats. Four states (Washington, Arizona, Illinois, and Oregon) filed a lawsuit to sto...
President Trump’s recent order aims to change the rules on who can automatically become a US citizen. He wants to stop children born to undocumented immigrants from getting citizenship. This goes against the 14th Amendment, which says anyone born in the US is a citizen. Lawyers and judges are now debating this big change. The 14th Amendment was created to fix a bad ...
Did you know that the U. S. Constitution might actually prevent Donald Trump from returning to the presidency? It's true! There’s a provision in the 14th Amendment that says a president-elect can’t take office if they've been involved in an insurrection against the Constitution. This has already been proved in several legal cases, including Trump’s second impeachment...