Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Appeals Court Blocks Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order Nationwide
A court has said that an order by Donald Trump to change who is a US citizen is against the law.
The order said that kids born in the US to parents who aren't citizens wouldn't automatically be citizens.
But, the court said the US Constitution's rules about citizenship say that everyone born here is a citizen.
One judge disagreed and said the states shouldn't have been allowed to sue.
The ruling means the order can't be followed anywhere in the country.
Federal appeals court blocked Trump's birthright citizenship order nationwide.
The court ruled the order violated the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment.
The court upheld an earlier ruling by a federal judge in Seattle.
The order sought to deny US citizenship to children born on US soil with non-citizen parents.
A dissenting judge argued the plaintiff states lacked standing to sue.
- Who
- Appeals court judges and Donald Trump
- What
- Federal appeals court blocked Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship.
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco
- Why
- The court decided the order violated the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment.
Majority Opinion
Dissenting Opinion
Constitutional Validity
Majority Opinion
The order violates the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment.
Dissenting Opinion
The dissenting judge contended that the plaintiff states lacked standing to sue and the decision risked 'judicial overreach'.
- Court
- 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals
- Decision
- Blocked Trump's order
- Order Purpose
- Deny citizenship to children born on US soil with non-citizen parents
- Dissenting Judge
- Patrick Bumatay
- Original Judge
- John Coughenour