Source: Checks & Balances
by Evan Bernick
“Most constitutional questions that reach the Supreme Court are difficult. But there’s an exception to every rule. The birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara is an easy one—especially if one cares about the original meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment. Donald Trump’s executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship for the children of temporary visitors and unlawful entrants defies the original public meaning and function of the Citizenship Clause – its letter and spirit. A decision to uphold it would discredit originalism, which has always been advertised as a distinctively powerful means of keeping judges faithful to the law of the land.” (06/24/26)
https://chkbal.substack.com/p/the-easy-originalist-case-for-birthright