The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s decision blocking President Donald Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship nationwide.
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PresidentDonaldTrump’sexecutiveorder(EO)puttinganendtobirthrightcitizenshipfacedanotherlegalsetbackafterafederalappealscourtonWednesdayruledittobeunconstitutional.
The9thU.S.CircuitCourtofAppealsinSanFranciscoaffirmedalowercourt’sdecisionblockingthenationwideenforcementoftheEO,whichwoulddenycitizenshiptobabiesborntopeopleillegallyortemporarilyintheU.S.
Athree-judgepanelruledagainstTrump’splanina2-1vote,keepingadecisionfirstmadebyU.S.DistrictJudgeJohnC.CoughenourinSeattleinplace.
“ThedistrictcourtcorrectlyconcludedthattheExecutiveOrder’sproposedinterpretation,denyingcitizenshiptomanypersonsbornintheUnitedStates,isunconstitutional.Wefullyagree,”themajoritywrote.
SCOTUSRULESONTRUMP’SBIRTHRIGHTCITIZENSHIPORDER,TESTINGLOWERCOURTPOWERS
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