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Supreme Court Defends Birthright Citizenship | Montpelier News
The Supreme Court just delivered a major blow to President Trump’s attempt to dismantle birthright citizenship — the bedrock principle that anyone born in the U.S. is automatically a citizen, regardless of their parents’ status. In a 6-3 ruling, the Court affirmed that this constitutional right, rooted in the Fourteenth Amendment, cannot be undone by an executive order. Trump’s administration had argued children of undocumented parents shouldn’t qualify — but justices rejected that as unconstitutional. Politicians like Vermont’s Senator Peter Welch and Rep. Becca Balint hailed the decision…
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