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Justices on the Supreme Court had tough questions for both sides in oral arguments over President Trump's push to ban automatic citizenship for children born on U.S.
Arguing for the plaintiffs, ACLU attorney Cecilia Wong condemned the executive order.
The government's lawyer urged the court to, quote, correct long-enduring misconceptions of the 14th Amendment's meaning.
Trump attended the arguments, becoming the first sitting president to do so.
Tanya J. Powers, Fox News.
Justices on the Supreme Court had tough questions for both sides in oral arguments over President Trump's push to ban automatic citizenship for children born on U.S.
Arguing for the plaintiffs, ACLU attorney Cecilia Wong condemned the executive order.
The government's lawyer urged the court to, quote, correct long-enduring misconceptions of the 14th Amendment's meaning.
Trump attended the arguments, becoming the first sitting president to do so.
Tanya J. Powers, Fox News.
The court will hear arguments over President Trump's executive order, signed on the first day of his second term, that denies U.S.
citizenship to children born to a mother in the country illegally and a father who is either not a citizen or a lawful permanent resident.
The class action lawsuit challenging it was brought by the ACLU and other groups on behalf of three plaintiffs who had children last year who were at risk of being denied citizenship.
Lower courts have ruled that the action violates or likely violates the 14th Amendment.
The court will live stream the audio of the session on its website at SupremeCourt.gov.
Tanya J. Powers, Fox News.
The court will hear arguments over President Trump's executive order signed on the first day of his second term that denies U.S.
citizenship to children born to a mother in the country illegally and a father who is either not a citizen or a lawful permanent resident.