In rebuke to Trump, Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, emphasizing the promise of equality in the Declaration of Independence

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed the constitutional right to birthright citizenship in a decision released yesterday. The high court ruled that all children born in the United States are automatic citizens at birth, based on the citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. According to The Conversation, the ruling emphasizes the principle of equality enshrined in the Declaration of Independence.

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