Trump attends Supreme Court birthright citizenship arguments : NPR

NPR • April 1, 2026 • general

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President Trump became the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court, observing a case challenging his executive order on birthright citizenship.
The case, Barbara v. Trump, concerns an order aimed at denying automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S. to parents in the country illegally or temporarily, which has been blocked by lower courts as unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision on the case by late June or early July, with the administration arguing the 14th Amendment has been interpreted too broadly.
Trump's attendance is unprecedented and controversial, as it could be seen as an attempt to influence the justices, although the court is designed to operate independently.
Trump has publicly criticized justices who rule against him, labeling some Republican-appointed judges as disloyal, and has expressed skepticism about the impartiality of Democratic-appointed justices.

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