- Democrats ask judge to block parts of Trump’s election order
Democrats asked a federal judge Wednesday to block parts of President Donald Trump’s executive order on federal elections. The lawsuit challenges Trump’s directive, signed a day earlier, that will create a list of eligible voters in every state and prohibit the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from sending absentee ballots to those not included on the list. The order, titled [...]
- Key takeaways from Supreme Court hearing on Trump’s birthright citizenship order
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments for over two hours on April 1, probing whether President Donald Trump had violated the Constitution with his order restricting birthright citizenship. The case, Trump v. Barbara, focuses on a portion of the 14th Amendment known as the citizenship clause that says, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to [...]
- Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 1 appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump’s executive order excluding the children of illegal immigrants and legal temporary visitors from automatic birthright citizenship. During the more than two hour hearing, part of which Trump attended in person, the justices seemed concerned about the lawfulness of the order, which has been [...]
- Supreme Court to hear challenge to Trump’s birthright citizenship order
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 1 will consider whether President Donald Trump’s executive order excluding the children of illegal immigrants and legal temporary visitors from automatic birthright citizenship is constitutional. Trump, who has frequently used the term “anchor babies” to refer to children born in the United States to illegal immigrant parents, issued [...]
