<![CDATA[CleverPeople.com: SCOTUS To Hear Birthright Citizenship Case}]]> https://cleverpeople.com/bookmarks/view/148753/scotus-to-hear-birthright-citizenship-case https://cleverpeople.com/bookmarks/view/148753/scotus-to-hear-birthright-citizenship-case Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:42:05 -0500 https://cleverpeople.com/bookmarks/view/148753/scotus-to-hear-birthright-citizenship-case <![CDATA[SCOTUS To Hear Birthright Citizenship Case]]> The Supreme Court just granted certiorari to hear Trump's plan to overturn the 14th Amendment guarantee of birthright citizenship. That means that at least 4 of the 9 justices voted to hear the case, which has been ruled unconstitutional by all of the lower courts. The Questions Presented file hasn't been filled in yet, but Trump has been arguing against the text of the Constitution that says: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” Trump claims that migrants aren't "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" so babies don't get citizenship unless both parents are citizens at time of birth. Nobody has ever interpreted the law this way, so I'm shocked that SCOTUS has even agreed to hear this case.

If immigrants aren't "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" then doesn't that mean they also wouldn't be subject to federal or state laws? Trump's interpretation of the 14th Amendment defies all logic, but here we are. What will the corrupt SCOTUS do?

Here's the court docket for Trump, et al. v. Barbara, et al. (SCOTUS Case #25-365).

Address of the Bookmark: https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-365.html

]]> Gary Wright II