Source: Reason
by Jacob Sullum
“When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against ‘universal injunctions’ last week, President Donald Trump hailed the decision as a ‘GIANT WIN’ for his administration. Trump added that ‘the Birthright Citizenship Hoax’ — by which he meant the conventional understanding of the 14th Amendment — also had been ‘hit hard,’ albeit ‘indirectly.’ That take was misleading in two important ways. First, the issue that the Court addressed goes far beyond this particular administration, potentially affecting progressive policies pursued by Democrats as well as conservative policies favored by Republicans. Second, the majority said nothing about the legal merits of Trump’s attempt to restrict birthright citizenship by presidential fiat, which remains just as constitutionally dubious as it always was.” (07/02/25)