May 15 Watch 8:39 Supreme Court hears Trump's challenge to birthright citizenship and judicial constraints By Geoff Bennett, Shrai Popat The Supreme Court heard arguments in one of the most consequential cases of the year. It involves the ability for President Trump to carry out his executive order ending birthright citizenship and the power allowing a federal judge to issue… Continue watching
May 15 WATCH: 'What do states do with a newborn?' Kavanaugh quizzes Trump lawyer on birthright order By Dan Cooney Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh asked the Trump administration Thursday to explain the practical details of ending birthright citizenship for people born in the United States to parents who entered the country illegally. Continue reading
May 15 WATCH: Kagan says 'there's no way' she'd bring birthright citizenship case to Supreme Court By Dan Cooney Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan told the U.S. solicitor general on Thursday that if she were in his shoes, “there’s no way I'd approach the Supreme Court with this case.”… Continue reading
May 15 What judges have said about birthright citizenship and nationwide injunctions By Associated Press Federal courts have uniformly blocked President Donald Trump's order seeking to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to someone in the country illegally. Continue reading
May 15 4 things to know about the Supreme Court arguments on birthright citizenship By Mark Sherman, Associated Press In Thursday's arguments, the justices will be weighing whether judges have the authority to issue what are called nationwide, or universal, injunctions. Continue reading
May 14 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump's challenge to birthright citizenship By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court is weighing whether to allow President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship to temporarily take effect in most of the country, even if they might ultimately be found unconstitutional. Continue reading
Apr 17 Supreme Court sets date in May to hear arguments on Trump's birthright citizenship order By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Thursday kept on hold President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but agreed to hear arguments on the issue in May. Continue reading
Mar 13 Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow some birthright citizenship restrictions to take effect By Mark Sherman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press In emergency applications filed at the high court on Thursday, the administration asked the justices to narrow court orders entered by district judges in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington that blocked the order President Donald Trump signed shortly after beginning his… Continue reading
Feb 07 Judge in Boston to consider latest bid to block Trump's birthright citizenship order By Michael Casey, Associated Press The hearing on Friday comes after a federal judge in Seattle blocked the effort and decried what he described as the administration's treatment of the Constitution, saying Trump was trying to change it with an executive order. Continue reading
Feb 07 How the courts have (so far) pushed back on Trump's attempts to expand presidential power By Chris Megerian, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Now the question is whether the court rulings are a mere speed bump or an insurmountable roadblock for the Republican president. Continue reading