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6-3 Ruling Blocks Trump from Overriding 14th Amendment

7/2/2026

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Donald Trump cannot override the Fourteenth Amendment’s citizenship protections.
John Roberts authored the majority, which was joined by Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.
Aspiring singer Alexis Wilkins, girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, denounced the ruling and urged Congress to act.

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Donald Trump cannot override the Fourteenth Amendment’s citizenship protections.
John Roberts authored the majority, which was joined by Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.
Aspiring singer Alexis Wilkins, girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, denounced the ruling and urged Congress to act.