TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 8, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide the legality of President Donald Trump’s directive to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States, Reuters reports. The order, signed on Trump’s first day back in office, directs federal agencies not to recognize the citizenship of children born to mothers not legally in the country or here temporarily, and whose fathers are not citizens or lawful permanent residents at the time of the birth. The court will take up a U.S. Justice Department appeal of a lower court ruling that blocked the policy. The lower court found that the order violated the 14th Amendment and a federal law codifying birthright citizenship. The executive order was challenged in a class-action lawsuit brought by parents and children affected by the directive. The justices are expected to hear arguments this term and issue a ruling by June, the news source reports.