Court Blocks Trump's Bid to Redefine Birthright Citizenship

The Supreme Court blocked President Trump's Jan. 2025 executive order to limit birthright citizenship, ruling it unlawful under the 14th Amendment by a 6-3 vote. Chief Justice Roberts wrote the majority opinion, stating citizenship is anchored by long-standing constitutional interpretation and cannot be altered by executive fiat; conservatives Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch would have ruled differently. The order never took effect, and the decision preserves birthright citizenship as understood since Wong Kim Ark, marking another legal setback for Trump before the Court.