Supreme Court rejects Trump's birthright citizenship order in major blow

[Jessica_Rose ✅]

Supreme Court rejects Trump's birthright citizenship order in major blow

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Maureen Groppe (30 June 2026)

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on June 30 rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to redefine who is an American, striking down the limits on birthright citizenship that were a centerpiece of his hardline approach to immigration.

The ruling landed as the nation is gearing up to celebrate its 250th anniversary, adding to the significance of a case that was already a blockbuster.

And it came months after the court killed Trump's signature tariffs, another repudiation of the expansive authority Trump has claimed since returning to the White House last year.

But in other immigration cases, including last week's ruling allowing Trump to end deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants, the justices backed the president's authority.

In their latest decision, however, the justices said Trump cannot change the definition of birthright citizenship with the stroke of a pen. Trump's push to make that change upended how the constitutional guarantee – long considered a bedrock American principle – had historically been understood.

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion. Three of the court's other conservatives dissented.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh, another conservative and a Trump appointee, said he would have ruled against the order on a narrower ground.

[Lori Dee ✅]

Trump has no authority to overrule the Constitution. He just hasn't learned that yet.