Court Defends Birthright Citizenship | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 1, 2026 · 2m

The Supreme Court just delivered a major blow to presidential overreach on birthright citizenship, ruling that an early 2025 executive order denying citizenship to children born in the U.S. to unlawfully present parents is both unlawful and unconstitutional. Five justices affirmed that birthright citizenship is firmly rooted in the Constitution—with only narrow exceptions like foreign diplomats—and cannot be altered by executive action. Justice Kavanaugh, joining the majority on the order’s illegality, hinted at a potential congressional path to carve out new exceptions, while dissenters…