States, civil rights groups sue to stop Trump’s birthright citizenship order
Legal experts said the president’s executive order would upend precedent and is unlikely to pass constitutional muster.
Civil rights, immigrant advocates sue over Trump birthright citizenship order
Immigrant and civil rights advocates, including the American Civil Liberties Union, filed a lawsuit against a birthright citizenship executive order signed by Republican U.S. President Donald Trump after taking office on Monday.
California among the states suing Trump's executive order targeting birthright citizenship
The executive order restricts automatic citizenship for babies born to parents who aren't citizens or lawful, permanent residents.
Trump signs order to end birthright citizenship. Legal experts say it won’t work.
Legal experts said the president’s executive order would upend precedent and is unlikely to pass constitutional muster
What Is Birthright Citizenship, and Can Trump Take it Away?
President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship is prompting lawsuits alleging he lacks the legal ground to end the right enshrined in the Constitution.
Michigan among states suing to stop Trump executive order ending birthright citizenship
Michigan is one of 18 states which signed onto the lawsuit challenging the executive order issued by Trump on Monday.
States sue to stop Trump's order blocking birthright citizenship
Attorneys general from 18 states sued to block President Donald Trump’s move to end a decades-old immigration policy known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.-born children are citizens r
Trump Signed a Flurry of Executive Orders. What Legal Challenges Do They Face?
President Donald Trump on Monday made efforts to deliver on a range of Day One promises through executive orders, but some of the steps are already drawing legal challenges. Trump’s actions ranged from withdrawing the U.
Colorado among the states aiming to pause Trump order seeking to overturn birthright citizenship
There's been a swift response to President Donald's Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship​ as 22 state attorneys general, including Colorado, filed suit.
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SPLC: Trump Enters Second Term Rolling Back Civil Rights Protections for All Americans
As promised on day one, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders, introducing a sweeping agenda that will ...
Trump inaugurated on MLK Day: How should civil rights be advanced in this new era?
For many people, Donald J. Trump being sworn in as president on Martin Luther King Jr. Day is antithetical to the legacy of ...
Trump curtails protections around diversity, LGBTQ rights
The United States will recognize only two sexes, male and female, that are unchangeable, President Donald Trump ordered on ...
Civil rights leaders won’t let Trump inauguration overshadow Dr. King’s true dream of racial justice
On MLK Day, civil rights leaders are reflecting on the day’s ironic juxtaposition to the inauguration of Donald Trump.
Trump Signs Two Orders to Dismantle Equity Policies
The administration will take steps to roll back federal support for racial equity and protections for transgender people.
The Biggest Players of Jan. 6 Walk Free Thanks To Trump
Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in May 2023 after a jury found him guilty of conspiring to stop the transfer of power and ...
Trump pardons White Supremacists moments after vowing to realise Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘dream'
Hours after vowing to realise the dreams of Black American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr, President Donald Trump ...
Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office
When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States inside the Capitol’s rotunda, he will do so ...
Biden urges Americans to ‘keep the faith’ as he spends final full day as president in South Carolina
We know the struggle to redeeming the soul of this nation is difficult and ongoing,” Biden said Sunday. “We must hold on to ...
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Biden spends last day of presidency in South Carolina as he reflects on 5 decades in Washington
President Joe Biden is spending the last full day of his presidency in South Carolina — a state that helped propel him to the ...
President Joe Biden pardons civil and immigration leaders
In one of his final acts as the leader of the country, President Joe Biden issued a posthumous pardon to Black nationalist ...