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Supreme Court's 6-3 Birthright Ruling Lands as a Constitutional Rebuke — and Fractures Congress

7/3/2026

The Supreme Court's 6-3 decision to uphold birthright citizenship delivers a significant legal defeat to President Donald Trump, blocking his executive order to detach citizenship rights from the 14th Amendment.

The ruling exposed deep fractures on Capitol Hill — not just between parties, but within them — over where constitutional authority ends and executive ambition begins.

A Divided Court, a Divided Congress Most Democrats who spoke to Fox News Digital framed the decision as straightforward constitutional enforcement.

Christian Menefee of Texas said the court simply affirmed what the text already states, calling any doubt about the 14th Amendment's meaning "a little embarrassing." Rep.

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