Supreme Court hands Trump a win in 'birthright citizenship' case

Friday, June 27, 2025

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The Supreme Court handed Trump a win in his birthright citizenship case, Kamala Harris is reportedly gearing up to run for California governor, and all about Jeff Bezos's wedding in Venice

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The Big Question 

President Donald Trump can continue to pursue attempts to redefine birthright citizenship in the United States, after the U.S. Supreme Court opened the door for him on Friday.

The nation's highest court limited the ability of federal judges to issue nationwide blocks, otherwise known as injunctions, on the president's executive order, which seeks to strip citizenship from people born in the U.S. to certain immigrant parents.

Now, those injunctions may only apply to individuals, groups, or states that have sued.

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