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Supreme Court 6-3 Rejects Trump Bid to End Birthright Citizenship

7/1/2026

Summary

Story summary

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to reject President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, preserving the 14th Amendment guarantee.
Chief Justice John Roberts authored the majority opinion, citing the 1898 Wong Kim Ark case to interpret the citizenship clause.
New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport called the ruling a foundational constitutional victory for immigrant families, and officials said it eases anxiety for millions, noting one-fourth of residents are foreign-born.

History

Historical Context

After Congress adopted the Fourteenth Amendment on July 9 1868, when 28 of the 37 states approved it, the Supreme Court affirmed its birthright guarantee in United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898). Chief Justice John Roberts cited that precedent while the Court’s 6-3 ruling, praised by New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport, preserved citizenship for millions of foreign-born residents.

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Story summary

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to reject President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, preserving the 14th Amendment guarantee.
Chief Justice John Roberts authored the majority opinion, citing the 1898 Wong Kim Ark case to interpret the citizenship clause.
New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport called the ruling a foundational constitutional victory for immigrant families, and officials said it eases anxiety for millions, noting one-fourth of residents are foreign-born.

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