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Birthright Citizenship

Will Trump v. Barbara End the Birthright Citizenship Debate

The Court may have ruled on birthright citizenship, but the debate over birthright citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment is likely to continue.

Jonathan H. Adler | 7.2.2026 7:48 PM

The Supreme Court's final decision of OT 2025, in Trump v. Barbara reaffirmed the conventional understanding of birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment, and held President Trump's Executive Order purporting to deny citizenship to the children of temporary visitors and illegal aliens born on U.S. soil. Writing for the Court, Chief Justice Roberts reached to resolve the case on constitutional........

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