Supreme Court Defends Birthright Citizenship | Salt Lake City News

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

The Supreme Court just delivered a major victory for birthright citizenship, ruling 6-3 that anyone born on U.S. soil is automatically a citizen — a direct rebuke to President Trump’s long-standing push to overturn this constitutional cornerstone. Rooted in the Fourteenth Amendment, the decision reaffirms a 100-year tradition and shuts down Trump’s hopes of legislative override, which now seem politically impossible. Democrats hailed it as a triumph for American values, while Chief Justice Roberts emphasized that citizenship is about belonging and participation. This ruling isn’t just legal —…