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Supreme Court over birthright citizenship rule, one of Trump’s key policies
Today, the US Supreme Court will rule on one of Trump’s key policies: The right to citizenship for nearly everyone born on U.S. soil. This right is protected in 14This Amendment to the US constitution. The amendment was passed to determine the citizenship of enslaved American-born persons following the US civil war.
Trump, who signed the executive order on the first day of his second term in office, is trying to deny citizenship to the children of undocumented immigrants and some temporary US visitors. His administration argued that birthright citizenship stemmed from a misunderstanding of the 14th amendment.
But Trump’s executive order immediately faced legal challenges; Several federal judges ruled that the order violated the constitution, and federal circuit appeals courts upheld injunctions blocking the order from going into effect.
Trump has openly expressed his disdain for the birthright citizenship policy. Earlier this year he incorrectly stated on social media: “We are the only Country in the World STUPID enough to allow ‘Birthright’ Citizenship!”
According to the Pew Research Center, there are approximately 30 countries that grant citizenship to those born within their borders.
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Maanvi Singh
For a primer on birthright citizenship and why today’s Supreme Court decision on this issue is so risky, Here’s my colleague Maanvi Singhi’s report:
A decision in favor of the Trump administration would catastrophically redefine what it means to be an American.
In practical terms, this means that approximately 250,000 babies born in the United States each year will be stripped of their citizenship. Some will remain stateless. Legal experts warn that this outcome could lead to the stripping of citizenship of millions of people who already have citizenship.
Sam Levin
After a series of blockbuster rulings, the high court is set to rule today on another major legal battle that could have national ramifications, this time on LGBTQ+ rights.
Guardian reporter Sam Levin took an in-depth look at the cases the Supreme Court considered in January regarding transgender girls’ participation in school sports and the possible consequences of the court’s decision. Here’s what he had to say:
The court is hearing oral arguments in two lawsuits filed by transgender students challenging Republican-backed laws. West Virginia And Idaho Banning trans girls from participating in girls’ sports programs.
Both of these bans were previously blocked by federal courtsHowever, the states appealed to the high court, which was hearing a case regarding trans people’s access to sports for the first time. If the court’s conservative majority sides with the states and upholds the bans, the decisions could have significant ripple effects and pave the way for a range of anti-LGBTQ+ policies to be implemented.
Civil rights advocates warn that if the rulings are far-reaching, the high court could make it easier for lawmakers and school officials to ban transgender students from access to appropriate restrooms and facilities, restrict LGBTQ+ youth from using chosen names and pronouns, enforce strict dress codes, limit protections against anti-LGBTQ+ harassment, as well as deny access to proper identification documents.
“It’s really scary. The Supreme Court is ready to tell us whether dislike and moral disapproval of a particular group can be a real basis for making laws,” said Cathryn Oakley, senior director of legal policy for the LGBTQ+ rights group Human Rights Campaign.
A senior US government official celebrates Iran’s exit from the World Cup.
Iran came close to making it into the last 32 teams but were narrowly eliminated in the group stages after drawing all three matches.
Markwayne Mullin, secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security, said during the World Cup security briefing: “I’m glad they’re done and they’re not coming back. I was very happy when we were able to get their visas back and tell them they could leave US soil.”
A woman known as Jane Doe 4 in the Jeffrey Epstein files is “staying out of the news” and living in fear of retaliation from the Trump administration amid growing controversy over her case, a family member said.
Describing the woman’s life as layer upon layer of abuse dating back to her early childhood, the relative said, “Trauma is brutal. Chronic trauma is devastating.” “He’s coping as best he can.”
The woman had four interviews with FBI agents in 2019 that resurfaced in the Epstein sex trafficking scandal.
Supreme Court over birthright citizenship rule, one of Trump’s key policies
Today, the US Supreme Court will rule on one of Trump’s key policies: The right to citizenship for nearly everyone born on U.S. soil. This right is protected in 14This Amendment to the US constitution. The amendment was passed to determine the citizenship of enslaved American-born persons following the US civil war.
Trump, who signed the executive order on the first day of his second term in office, is trying to deny citizenship to the children of undocumented immigrants and some temporary US visitors. His administration argued that birthright citizenship stemmed from a misunderstanding of the 14th amendment.
But Trump’s executive order immediately faced legal challenges; Several federal judges ruled that the order violated the constitution, and federal circuit appeals courts upheld injunctions blocking the order from going into effect.
Trump has openly expressed his disdain for the birthright citizenship policy. Earlier this year he incorrectly stated on social media: “We are the only Country in the World STUPID enough to allow ‘Birthright’ Citizenship!”
According to the Pew Research Center, there are approximately 30 countries that grant citizenship to those born within their borders.
‘Disaster’: Anger over Supreme Court decision to expand presidential powers
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In a major victory for the President, the court on Monday gave him the power to fire the leaders of some independent U.S. institutions at will, in a move that one advocacy group called “disastrous.”
The decision to expand the president’s powers breaks a precedent set in 1935 by rolling back guardrails put in place to protect institutions against corruption and political interference.
“Our authoritarian president has been given the keys to becoming even more authoritarian, and the long-term consequences will undoubtedly be disastrous,” said Rachel Rossi, president of the Alliance for Justice, a progressive judicial advocacy group.
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor exploded The decision was “deeply wrong” and “the only thing that seems clear going forward is that chaos will follow.”
During his second term as president, Trump successfully fired leaders of several institutions, including Gwynne Wilcox, the first Black woman to serve on the National Labor Relations Board.
However, Trump failed in his attempt to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook; The court ruled in a 5-4 opinion that Trump’s attempt to oust him from the Fed was unconstitutional. Trump targeted Cook, the first Black woman to serve on the Fed board, over unsubstantiated allegations of mortgage fraud.
The court also rejected Trump’s attempt to change the rules regarding late-arriving mail-in ballots. Trump claimed that such voting was susceptible to fraud. States currently counting late-arriving mail ballots mostly favor Democrats.
On Tuesday, the high court is set to rule on another of Trump’s key policies: his push to repeal birthright citizenship, which gives U.S. citizenship to nearly anyone born in the country, regardless of the status of their parents. On the first day of his second term in office, Trump issued an executive order overturning the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
The court is also set to issue rulings on Republicans’ challenge to campaign finance limits and state restrictions on transgender athletes competing in school and college sports.
In other developments:
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The high court rejected Trump’s request to review a New York jury’s 2023 verdict that found him liable for sexually harassing and defaming author E Jean Carroll.
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Trump announced his nomination of Keith Sonderling as U.S. secretary of labor after Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced she would leave the post in April; this post he currently holds as acting secretary. As acting secretary, Sonderling threatened to withhold administrative funds from states for the first time in history and warned that “blatant waste, fraud, and abuse” would not be tolerated.
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The U.S. military is racing to vaccinate new soldiers after a two-month pause on mandatory flu shots; But this is a temporary reprieve, as the vaccines will soon expire and new doses may not be available for months.
