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Trump Challenges Birthright Citizenship in Supreme Court Case

3/19/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump faces the Supreme Court in Trump v. Barbara, challenging an order to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented or temporarily present noncitizens.
The 1844 Lynch v. Clarke decision, by Judge Lewis Sandford, ruled Julia Lynch, born to Irish parents during a New York stay, was a U.S. citizen.
Lynch is cited in debates over the 14th Amendment.

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U.S. President Donald Trump faces the Supreme Court in Trump v. Barbara, challenging an order to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented or temporarily present noncitizens.
The 1844 Lynch v. Clarke decision, by Judge Lewis Sandford, ruled Julia Lynch, born to Irish parents during a New York stay, was a U.S. citizen.
Lynch is cited in debates over the 14th Amendment.