Birthright Citizenship

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the spring and could issue a decision by early summer on the constitutionality of former President Trump’s birthright-citizenship order; the case originates in a New Hampshire class action in which a federal judge blocked the order for a class including all affected children, and lower courts have largely concluded the order violates or likely violates the 14th Amendment. The administration has also sought review of an appeals-court ruling that led to a nationwide injunction in suits brought by Democratic-led states, and the Court’s recent limits on nationwide injunctions left open that class actions and certain state suits can still have nationwide effect.