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The case is open-and-shut on the merits. But its procedural course still leaves plenty of room for Trump administration overreach.
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President Trump appeared in court, watching as members of the court's conservative majority raised questions about his efforts to limit birthright citizenship.
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The justices grappled with questions about domiciles and foundlings, avoided policy debates and mused about the sweep of possible rulings.
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Trump's executive order seeks to reinterpret the 14th Amendment to deny citizenship to children of illegal immigrants, the Supreme Court heard in oral arguments Wednesday.
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Whispers in the Supreme Court as Trump takes a front-row seat for oral arguments pbs.orgTrump Attends Supreme Court Oral Arguments in a Presidential First The New York TimesAlito invokes Scalia analogy in birthright citizenship fight over illegal immigration foxnews.com
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"You obviously put a lot of weight on 'subject to the jurisdiction thereof.' But the examples you give to support that strike me as very quirky," he said.
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