Trump v. Barbara, 609 U.S. ___ is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, which held that children born in the United States, including to parents unlawfully or temporarily pres
Protests outside the Supreme Court building on April 1, 2026, after arguments were presented in the case
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority.
Some conservative backlash targeted Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. Considered one of the most consequential amendments, it addresses citiz
Trump v. Barbara
…unlawfully or temporarily present, are "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States and are citizens at birth under the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (1868). The Court invalidated President Donald Trump's Executive Order 14160 (2025), which would have effectively denied birthright citizenship to…
Senator Jacob M. Howard of Michigan, author of the Citizenship Clause
Rep. John Bingham of Ohio was the principal author of the Equal Protection Clause.
Thurgood Marshall served as chief counsel in the landmark Fourteenth Amendment decision Brown v. Board of Education (1954).
Senate and House votes on the Fourteenth Amendment