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Reexamining Birthright Citizenship in Trump v. Barbara

Reexamining Birthright Citizenship in Trump v. Barbara

By Eva Spangler, Staff Writer The Supreme Court of the United States is currently wrestling with its biggest challenge to birthright citizenship in over 150 years in Trump v. Barbara.[1] The dispute arises out of an Executive Order issued by President Trump on January 20, 2025.[2] The Executive Order attempts to limit citizenship […]

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Making Sense of the Census Citizenship Question

By: Samantha Dorn, Staff Writer   A federal judge in New York will soon make a decision on the issue of whether the Trump administration violated federal law when it added a citizenship question to the 2020 census.[1] According to the Commerce Secretary, Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., the proposed question […]

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Trump’s Proposal to End Birthright Citizenship: Conflicts with the 14th Amendment

By: Elizabeth Fitch, Staff Writer   President Trump has claimed that he is planning an executive order that would ultimately invalidate the safeguarded constitutional promise of birthright citizenship in the United States. This order would understandably create major competing concerns with the Constitution. The words of the 14thAmendment are rarely […]

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