Politics
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, faces criticism
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of birthright citizenship on Tuesday, a decision that was met with strong opposition from conservative groups and lawmakers. Justice Samuel Alito called the ruling 'a serious mistake' in his dissenting opinion.
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The Hill
Justice Samuel Alito expressed discontent with the Supreme Court’s Tuesday decision to strike down the Trump administration’s restrictions on birthright citizenship, calling the ruling both “one of the most important decisions” in the court’s history and “a serious mistake" in a dissenting opinion.
2026-06-30 18:09 UTC
The Hill
Kevin Roberts, the president of the conservative Heritage Foundation, called the Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday upholding birthright citizenship a “tremendous betrayal of the public.” "The Justices in the majority have inflamed the all-out assault on our sovereignty and cheapened the sacred value o
2026-06-30 18:09 UTC