SCOTUS Takes On Birthright Citizenship

最高法院审理出生公民权案

What A Day

2026-04-02

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The Supreme Court tackled a question Wednesday that most Americans probably thought was settled: are the American-born children of immigrants American citizens? The Constitution seems pretty clear -- Section 1 of the 14th Amendment reads in part, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.” But an executive order issued on President Donald Trump’s first day back in the White House argued, “The Fourteenth Amendment has never been interpreted to extend citizenship universally to everyone born within the United States.” That order was quickly met by a number of lawsuits. During oral arguments on Wednesday, most of the Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical that the 14th Amendment means something other than what it says. Melissa Murray, professor at the New York University School of Law and co-host of Crooked Media’s Strict Scrutiny, joins the show to break down the birthright citizenship question. And in headlines, Trump threatens to withdraw the U.S. from NATO even though he'd need Congressional approval to do so, Republicans say they finally have a plan to fund DHS, and statues mocking the president keep popping up across the nation’s capital. Show Notes: Check out Melissa's book – https://tinyurl.com/5ay6txmw Call Congress – 202-224-3121 Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/y4y2e9jy What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/ For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday
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  • On today's show, Trump threatens to withdraw the U.S.

  • From NATO, something he can't actually do without congressional approval.

  • And statues mocking our fearless leader keep popping up across the nation's capital.

  • But let's start with birthright citizenship.

  • The Supreme Court tackled a question Wednesday that most Americans probably thought was settled.

  • Are the American-born children of immigrants American?

  • The Constitution seems pretty clear.

  • I mean, Section 1 of the 14th Amendment reads in part,

  • quote, All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens

  • of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.

  • But to Donald Trump, that's not clear at all.