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Will SCOTUS Overturn Birthright Citizenship?

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AF Post "A majority of justices appear poised to rein in broad injunctions but unlikely to overturn the 14th Amendment precedent."Jul 27, 2025

"I think the Supreme Court probably is going to rule in favor of the current practice."Jan 21, 2025

NPR Online News

"The Supreme Court has the power to end birthright citizenship by overruling its longstanding interpretation of the 14th Amendment, although it seems unlikely that it would do so."Jan 30, 2025

Glenn Kirschner"New Supreme Court Ruling WILL NOT Help Trump Cancel Constitutional Birthright Citizenship Guarantee."Jul 27, 2025

Neama RahmaniTrump's argument will be "rejected by most of the mainstream justices, even the conservative ones."Jan 23, 2025

Stephen Yale-Loehr"I don't see how even this Supreme Court would allow a president to revoke a constitutional amendment through an executive order."Dec 10, 2024

"Right now, there are not the necessary 5 votes on the Supreme Court to end birthright citizenship."Jan 26, 2025

Verfassungsblog

"The Court will certainly reject as illegal this order [curtailing birthright citizenship]."Jan 27, 2025

MetaculusWill the US Supreme Court allow birthright citizenship to be restricted in 2025?

Garry Tan "The Birthright citizenship executive order will hopefully be overturned by courts."Jul 27, 2025

"The Court, despite its conservative-led majority, has not been shy in overturning precedent, as shown through Roe v. Wade."Mar 14, 2025

Trump's executive order to repeal birthright citizenship "would likely be overturned by the courts."Jun 03, 2023

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