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SCOTUS Takes On Birthright Citizenship

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4.6 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

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.

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0:00.0

It's Thursday, April 2nd.

0:05.0

I'm Jane Koston, and this is what a day.

0:06.8

The show watching televangelist and spiritual advisor to President Donald Trump, Paula White,

0:11.8

keep it super normal at an Easter celebration at the White House on Wednesday.

0:16.8

Mr. President, no one has paid the price like you have paid the price.

0:21.6

It almost cost you your life.

0:24.9

You were betrayed and arrested and falsely accused.

0:32.3

It's a familiar pattern that our Lord and Savior showed us.

0:37.2

But it didn't end there for him and it didn't end there for you.

0:41.9

I may need to go back and check, but I don't think Jesus Christ was arrested for scheming to

0:46.5

overturn an election.

1:02.9

On today's show, Trump threatens to withdraw the U.S. from NATO, something he can't actually do without congressional approval.

1:07.2

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

1:11.6

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

1:16.2

American? The Constitution seems pretty clear. I mean, Section 1 of the 14th Amendment reads in part,

1:22.8

quote, all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof

1:28.8

are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. But to Donald Trump,

1:34.0

that's not clear at all. An executive order issued on the president's first day back in the White

1:39.3

House said, quote, the 14th Amendment has never been interpreted to extend citizenship universally to everyone born

1:45.2

within the United States. That executive order went on to say that under Trump 2.0, the U.S.

1:51.1

government would stop treating the American-born children of undocumented immigrants or people in the U.S.

1:56.2

temporarily as citizens. Cue the lawsuits. Now, the 14th Amendment has been widely interpreted to say just what it says,

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