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Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Strikes Down Trump Executive Order

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The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Trump v. Barbara that the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause guarantees automatic birthright citizenship regardless of parents' immigration status, striking down Trump's Executive Order 14160 and affirming the 1898 Wong Kim Ark precedent. Chief Justice Roberts wrote the majority opinion; Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissented.