🚨 SCOTUS strikes down Trump's attack on birthright citizenship

[In It to Win It]

The fact that this is news is a terrible sign of where we are in politics.

Final #SCOTUS ruling is birthright citizenship.

For a 6-3 majority (Thomas, Alito & Gorsuch, dissenting), Chief Justice Roberts *strikes down* President Trump's executive order purporting to limit which individuals born in the United States would automatically be US citizens; preserves status quo:

— Steve Vladeck (@stevevladeck.bsky.social) 2026-06-30T14:35:03.237Z

Justice Kavanaugh dissented from the majority's constitutional holding, so it's 5-4 on that. But he agreed that the executive order violates the existing federal *statutes,* so the underlying judgment is 6-3.

— Steve Vladeck (@stevevladeck.bsky.social) 2026-06-30T14:37:11.900Z

BREAKING: The Supreme Court holds that the Fourteenth Amendment protects birthright citizenship, blocking Donald Trump's executive order to end it.

Roberts has the opinion for the court, which is 5-4 on the constitutional question and 6-3 on whether federal law protects birthright citizenship.

— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2026-06-30T14:38:21.103Z

The Supreme Court strikes down Trump's attack on birthright citizenship. By a 5–4 vote, it holds that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to children born of unauthorized and temporary immigrants. Roberts and Barrett join the three liberals. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjsdc.bsky.social) 2026-06-30T14:35:46.109Z

BREAKING: Supreme Court rejects Trump effort to limit birthright citizenship. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) 2026-06-30T14:36:02.395Z

Birthright Citizenship is in. The court strikes down Trump's executive order. It's 6-3, with Roberts, the liberals, Kav and ACB. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissent.

— ElieNYC (@elienyc.bsky.social) 2026-06-30T14:36:00.381Z

it's actually 4 - Kavanaugh says the order doesn't violate the Constitution

— Leah Litman (@leahlitman.bsky.social) 2026-06-30T14:39:48.972Z

BREAKING: The Supreme Court rules 6-3 to strike down Trump’s bid to eliminate birthright citizenship as part of his attack on immigration in all forms.

The ruling affirms unanimous lower court decisions that blocked the effort for violating the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause.

— Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) 2026-06-30T14:36:04.360712081Z

[underpants]

1. 🇺🇸

[Justice matters.]

37. ketchup

all over the oval walls

[Wounded Bear]

2. I'll take all the good news I get...

[bluestarone]

3. Figures this, at the end of their decisions.

Only because the fuckers knew this was a bridge to far, even for them!! They help TSF, just by hearing this, then delaying it.

[Johnny2X2X]

4. The fact there is any dissent is sickening

It's literally written in plain English in the Constitution. This isn't some interpretation of related text to some issue, it is as plain as could be,
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."

The fact we have fascists on the SCOTUS who read that and are willing to pretend it doesn't mean what it says is just disgusting.

[dalton99a]

11. +1

[Pinback]

36. Best comment I've seen on this yet.

Maybe one day they’ll say corruption is illegal. Hah, who am I kidding?

[OneBlueDotS-Carolina]

5. Link

https://apnews.com/live/birthright-citizenship-decision-supreme-court-updates-06-30-2026

[EnergizedLib]

6. Even with our recent wins, it's still disheartening

5-4 isn’t exactly convincing or resounding.

[spanone]

7. So four justices think an EO can change the Constitution?

[In It to Win It]

8. Yup. 😑

[tanyev]

9. An executive order they agree with, issued by a president they support? Yes.

[YodaMom2]

31. Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

Does anyone actually think that all of the rulings that dramatically expand the power of the Executive would happen if it was President Kamala Harris in office? Not a chance…

[malaise]

14. Shocking indeed

Rec

[larwdem]

24. What's EO

[Totally Tunsie]

25. Executive Order

[larwdem]

26. Ok. Executive order

[malaise]

10. 6-3 or 5-4

Help

[Johnny2X2X]

13. Both

6-3 on the Trump order, 5-4 on birthright citizenship. Kavanaugh basically split his vote.

[malaise]

15. Thanks

Rec

[ToxMarz]

19. So Kavanaugh is saying Trump just didn't do it correctly

but still could find another way to do it?

[Sympthsical]

20. He said Trump violated the law as written

But that the 14th Amendment would not prohibit Congress from rewriting the statute to allow for that kind of executive order.

[Johnny2X2X]

23. He's saying Congress can change it

Basically he voted that Trump's executive order is not valid, but that Congress could tweak birthright citizenship if they wanted. My guess it's a way of putting his hand out signaling he can be bought since the SCOTUS ruled bribery is fine.

It's disgraceful that anyone can read the actual text of the Constitution and say it doesn't say what it clearly says.

[Buckeyeblue]

12. Essentially 4 justices said we've been reading the 14th amendment wrong for over 160 years

That is fucking insane.

[hadEnuf]

16. Imagine that!

The SCOTUS narrowly held up the US Constitution!

Party time!!

[orthoclad]

34. They'll take turns

on "rational" decisions to cya, but in the end look what they accomplish.

Look behind the curtain. Undoing T's tariffs was hailed as a defeat and victory, but who made out? All the big corps who got refunds from the taxpayers. And the gougers who blamed prices on tariffs.

[MustLoveBeagles]

17. It's been a mixed bag this cycle

Some good rulings and some awful ones. I'll take the wins.

[Wiz Imp]

18. It's now official. Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch & Kavanaugh are absolute traitors.

What else would you call Justices who appaarently believe that the Constitution says what THEY want it to say and 250 years of Sureme Court Justices who disagree with them can just go fuck themselves? These 4 need to be removed anyhow, anway.

[Sympthsical]

22. Gotta appreciate the inversion

Self-proclaimed textualists who can't read a single sentence of extremely clear text.

[AllaN01Bear]

21. ding.this.

[DonCoquixote]

27. keep your powder dry

You know Trump will still try to strike it down, especially as a way to bolster Vance or Miller. The truth is , there are nto only many in this "nation" that would feel fine in antebellum days, but the techbros would unleash things that would make Robert E. Lee go "wait a minute!"

Yes there ARE people in this nation that are full bore fascist.

[orthoclad]

33. The Nazis copied the Nuremberg laws from the US

But they thought the US racial codes were too extreme and watered down the one-drop rule.

Think about that.

[Coldwater]

28. Stephen Miller must be apoplectic right about now

I wonder why.....................

[Justice matters.]

38. Lucky his pee pee is not in jail.

Yet.

[paleotn]

29. Good. Drop that in the "Well duh!" file. But that in no way makes up for all their disastrous rulings.

One of the top 5 things for Dems to do when we retake power. Pack the GD court no matter what it takes. There is no reason it must to stay at 9.

Some suggestions...

https://journals.law.harvard.edu/lpr/2019/05/06/the-supreme-court-has-been-expanded-many-times-before-here-are-four-ways-to-do-it-today/

[jls4561]

30. Some journalist should ask Kavanaugh "So, if the Congress passes a law saying that all women who gave birth while

residing in Trump properties can no longer claim their children are citizens, would that be constitutional?”

https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/to-the-contrary/clip/ttc-extra-russian-birth-tourism-trump-properties-qj0wgl

On a personal note, the clip is from a PBS show that I enjoyed. It was hosted by Bonnie Erie. It irritates the hell out of me that Charli Sykes has appropriated that name for his sub stack.

[orthoclad]

32. Wait til next year, after the midterms,

then we'll find a way to gut it.

[The Wizard]

35. I have a feeling they will

make a very bad ruling at the last minute. They are well versed in verbal gymnastics and mendacity.