Trump Asks Supreme Court to Rehear Birthright Citizenship Case After Losing Landmark Ruling

Birthright Citizenship Supreme Court building with demonstrators holding citizenship signs

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he will formally request the Birthright Citizenship Supreme Court case be reheard. The move follows a 6-3 ruling last month that struck down his executive order limiting automatic citizenship. Legal experts call the rehearing bid a long shot given the court’s rare history of granting such requests. Background Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in office last year, seeking to end automatic citizenship for children born in the United States to parents who are not citizens or green-card holders.…

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