Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in case rooted in San Francisco history
The ruling against Trump’s executive order reaffirms a right established by the 1898 case of a local man who was denied reentry to the U.S.
By Michael McLaughlin at The San Francisco Standard · · 1 min read
The ruling against Trump’s executive order reaffirms a right established by the 1898 case of a local man who was denied reentry to the U.S.
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The ruling against Trump’s executive order reaffirms a right established by the 1898 case of a local man who was denied reentry to the U.S.

The Supreme Court released its opinion Tuesday on the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s 2025 order on birthright citizenship, rejecting the president’s proposed limitations.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. The justices relied on a l...

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