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US Supreme Court to rule on birthright citizenship and trans athletes
BBC • • general
Key Points:
- The US Supreme Court is set to release rulings on two significant cases from Donald Trump's presidency: limiting birthright citizenship and transgender athletes' participation in women's sports.
- The birthright citizenship case challenges the 14th Amendment's clause granting automatic citizenship to anyone born on US soil, with Trump's administration seeking to exclude children of undocumented or temporary visa holders.
- Legal experts note the court's decision could either uphold a 150-year precedent or redefine citizenship rules, with earlier oral arguments showing skepticism toward Trump's stance.
- The transgender athlete case involves bans in Idaho and West Virginia requiring sports participation based on sex at birth, with the court's conservative majority seemingly inclined to uphold these restrictions.
- These cases reflect broader political and social debates on immigration and gender rights, with the Trump administration having prioritized both limiting birthright citizenship and enforcing sports bans for transgender athletes.
