Summary

A third federal judge, Joseph N. Laplante, blocked Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants.

His ruling follows similar decisions from judges in Seattle and Maryland.

The lawsuits, led by the ACLU, argue Trump’s order violates the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to nearly all born on U.S. soil.

The Trump administration contends such children are not “subject to the jurisdiction” of the U.S. Legal battles continue, with appeals underway and further rulings expected in other courts.

  • Vandals_handle@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    I seem to remember those decisions were made during the primaries and were not retried for the general election. Honestly not sure though.

    • jballs@sh.itjust.works
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      10 hours ago

      They basically said it wasn’t up to a state to decide if someone could run for a federal office. Instead it would require an act of Congress.

      Which was odd, since the amendment says that Congress can act to override the decision to bar an insurrectionist running for office.

      So yeah, this court has shown they are all about intentionally misinterpreting the 14th amendment. They won’t save us from the worst of MAGA.