Marco Rubio Once Filed a Brief Embracing Birthright Citizenship

Rubio, a son of immigrants and now secretary of state, was responding to a 2016 lawsuit questioning his eligibility for the presidency.

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North Carolina Confederate Monument Goes Too Far, Lawsuit Says

A long battle over the pro-slavery words on a Tyrrell County statue intensifies as the Trump administration reclaims Confederate imagery.

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In Election Cases, Supreme Court Keeps Removing Guardrails

The justices, having effectively blessed partisan gerrymandering, may be poised to eliminate the remaining pillar of the Voting Rights Act.

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Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Restrict Birthright Citizenship

The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit brings the White House’s theory of citizenship closer to a full Supreme Court review.

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Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Ban Faces New Peril: Class Actions

In last month’s decision limiting one judicial tool, universal injunctions, the court seemed to invite lower courts to use class actions as an alternative.

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Courts Will Have to Grapple With New Limits on Their Power

The Supreme Court has set a new, higher bar for judges seeking to block Trump administration policies nationwide. But some legal routes remain open.

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How the Birthright Citizenship and Nationwide Injunctions Case Began

The dispute before the court was prompted by an order President Trump signed on his first day back in the White House.

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In Birthright Citizenship Case, Supreme Court Limits Power of Judges to Block Trump Policies

The ruling clears a major hurdle to President Trump’s agenda and could reshape American citizenship, at least temporarily, as lower court challenges proceed.

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Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Transgender Care for Minors

The justices ruled that Tennessee’s law, which prohibited some medical treatments for transgender youths, did not violate equal protection principles.

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In Birthright Citizenship Case, Supreme Court Wrestles With Limiting Judges’ Power

The justices heard arguments on whether a federal judge in a single district can block Trump administration policy across the country.

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