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Birthright Citizenship

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President Trump's January 20, 2025 executive order sought to redefine birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment, claiming children born to parents who are not lawful permanent residents or citizens do not acquire citizenship at birth. Federal courts across multiple circuits have blocked the order, with judges finding it almost certainly unconstitutional under the Supreme Court's 1898 ruling in United States v. Wong Kim Ark. The cases implicate the threshold question of whether a single district court can issue a universal injunction binding the government nationwide.

Birthright Citizenship
Case No. 1:25-cv-10135
1:25-cv-10135 · District Court · 2025-01-20
First Circuit challenge before Judge Sorokin filed the same day as the executive order, seeking a temporary restraining order blocking the citizenship redefinition.
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Case No. 1:25-cv-00038
1:25-cv-00038 · District Court · 2025-01-20
New Hampshire district court challenge arguing the citizenship executive order violates the Fourteenth Amendment's plain text and longstanding Supreme Court precedent.
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Case No. 8:25-cv-00201
8:25-cv-00201 · District Court · 2025-01-21
Fourth Circuit challenge before Judge Boardman in the District of Maryland seeking a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the birthright citizenship order.
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Case No. 1:25-cv-10139
1:25-cv-10139 · District Court · 2025-01-21
Second Massachusetts challenge before Judge Sorokin raising identical constitutional claims on behalf of additional plaintiff organizations.
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Case No. 2:25-cv-00127
2:25-cv-00127 · 2025-01-21
Western District of Washington challenge before Judge Coughenour, who issued one of the first nationwide injunctions blocking the citizenship executive order.
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Case No. 2:25-cv-00163
2:25-cv-00163 · District Court · 2025-01-21
Companion Ninth Circuit proceeding before Judge Coughenour that generated an early decided ruling on the scope of universal injunctive relief.
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Case No. 1:25-cv-00287
1:25-cv-00287 · District Court · 2025-01-30
D.C. district court challenge before Judge Kelly asserting the birthright citizenship order conflicts with the Fourteenth Amendment and Wong Kim Ark.
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Case No. 5:25-cv-00981
5:25-cv-00981 · District Court · 2025-01-30
Northern District of California challenge before Judge Lee brought by immigrant rights organizations on behalf of affected expectant mothers.
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Case No. 1:25-cv-01309
1:25-cv-01309 · 2025-02-13
Southern District of New York challenge before Judge Garnett seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the birthright citizenship redefinition.
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Case No. 1:25-cv-00244
1:25-cv-00244 · District Court · 2025-06-27
Later-filed challenge to the citizenship order raising supplemental claims as the universal-injunction question was briefed before the Supreme Court.
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Updated 2026-07-11 · 10 cases tracked

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