The U.S. Supreme Court ruled definitively on the question of birthright citizenship, siding with constitutional originalists and progressives alike against the Trump administration’s attempts to narrow its scope. “The Constitution is clear,” the New York Times editorial board wrote. “People who are born in this country and subject to its laws are citizens.”
The ruling represents a significant legal defeat for President Trump, who had sought to reinterpret the 14th Amendment. The decision is expected to have lasting implications for immigration policy and the rights of children born on U.S. soil to non-citizen parents.
