House Panel Examines Birthright Citizenship After Supreme Court Ruling

House panel examines birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling

A House Judiciary Committee panel on Wednesday examined the Supreme Court’s recent decision on birthright citizenship and potential legislative responses to it. A majority of the justices ruled in June to uphold the 14th Amendment practice, citing the Constitution as clearly enshrining jus soli, Latin for “right of the soil.” Following the decision, President Trump…

House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Birthright Citizenship

The House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing titled “‘Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof’: Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment, Part II” at 2 p.m. ET on Sept. 2.