Birthright case forces US Supreme Court to confront prospect of Americans losing citizenship

By: Jonathan Shorman

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: April 6, 2026

Words: 1,094

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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As the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last week about the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, Justice Sonia Sotomayor seemed skeptical.

The order as written applies only to babies born in the future, and the Trump administration has asked the court to exclude current citizens from any decision. Still, the court’s senior liberal justice wasn’t so sure it would work out like that.

“But the logic of your position, if accepted, …

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