Source: Brennan Center for Justice
by Michael Waldman
“The 14th Amendment guarantees that all children born in the United States are citizens. It aimed to undo the notorious Dred Scott ruling, which held that some people born here (Black people, to be precise, free and formerly enslaved) nevertheless were not citizens. As you’ll recall, just hours into his term, President Donald Trump signed an executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship. The order was, and remains, unconstitutional. The Supreme Court chose this case, out of all the possible cases, to strip judges of a key power used to stop illegal actions. Instead of ruling on the merits in Trump v. CASA, the justices chose to rule on the legality of universal injunctions, among the strongest tools that lower courts use to block flagrantly unconstitutional policies like these from taking effect while cases play out.” (07/02/25)
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/wrong-moment-reduce-judicial-power