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Study Challenges Trump's Birthright Citizenship Theory, Supreme Court Awaits

1/5/2026

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A new study challenges the U.S. President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship theory.
Chief Justice John Roberts may rethink his stance on legal scholarship after this study.
The Supreme Court must decide whether to uphold the 129-year-old citizenship precedent or accept Trump's parent-status argument.
The 14th Amendment's original intent did not exclude children by parent status, as these concepts were not defined in 1868.

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Story summary

A new study challenges the U.S. President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship theory.
Chief Justice John Roberts may rethink his stance on legal scholarship after this study.
The Supreme Court must decide whether to uphold the 129-year-old citizenship precedent or accept Trump's parent-status argument.
The 14th Amendment's original intent did not exclude children by parent status, as these concepts were not defined in 1868.