Court battles intensify over Trump's birthright citizenship order
At the heart of the lawsuits is the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1868 after the Civil War and the infamous Dred Scott Supreme Court decision, which held Scott, an enslaved man, wasn't a citizen despite having lived in a state where slavery was outlawed.
A history of birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court
This article was updated on Feb. 5 at 12:50 p.m. Shortly after being sworn into office on Jan. 20 for a second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship – the guarantee of citizenship to anyone born in the United States.
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