Judge blocks Trump's birthright order
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The class action lawsuit is the first major legal test of Trump’s order since the justices determined lower court judges could not place universal injunctions on federal policies. The class action will include all children who would be affected by the order, but does not include their parents, as the plaintiffs originally wanted.
"Birthright citizenship has protected us from those who might wish to pick and choose who gets to be American."
"Persons who 'will be born'—i.e., persons who have not yet been conceived—lack either standing or capacity to sue." The post 'Common sense compels': Trump admin says class action lawsuit aiming to stop birthright citizenship ban for 'persons who will be born' is 'inappropriate' and doomed to fail first appeared on Law & Crime.
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