Overview
- President Trump, in a 1 a.m. Truth Social post Monday, told justices to “watch and study” Mark Levin’s Fox News segment and called birthright citizenship a “money making HOAX.”
- The dispute before the Court stems from a 2025 executive order that would deny U.S. citizenship to most newborns unless a parent is a citizen or lawful permanent resident, and the order has not taken effect due to court blocks.
- During Wednesday’s oral arguments, several justices showed skepticism of the administration’s theory, with Justice Neil Gorsuch questioning reliance on “Roman law” sources to define who is “unlawfully present.”
- Trump attended the April 1 hearing in person, an unusual move for a sitting president, and left after his solicitor general finished, later blasting the Court and revisiting his grievance over its tariff ruling.
- A decision is expected by early summer, and a ruling for the administration could push hospitals and state offices to verify parents’ status at birth, raising risks of paperwork hurdles and possible statelessness for some children.