6-3 birthright citizenship ruling
SCOTUS ruled 6-3 in Trump v. Barbara that the 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship, with Roberts writing for the majority joined by the liberals.
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Ep. 2456 - LIVE: Ben Breaks Down SCOTUS on Birthright Citizenship
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Jun 30, 2026
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Breaking: SCOTUS Rules on Birthright Citizenship — Ben's First Reaction
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With the Supreme Court's ink barely dry, Ben Shapiro goes live to deliver his raw reaction to Trump v. Barbara. The vote was 6-3 — Roberts joining the liberal bloc, with Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch in dissent, and Kavanaugh offering a partial concurrence-dissent. Shapiro makes clear he predicted this from Roberts when he was nominated by George W. Bush in 2005, arguing he may have been the only conservative columnist to oppose the pick at the time. He connects the ruling directly to decades of congressional and presidential abdication on illegal immigration, arguing that bad legal interpretations of the 14th Amendment have 'radically changed the composition of the country.' He promises a thorough breakdown of the roughly 275 pages of opinions he read that morning, framing the birthright citizenship question around the pivotal phrase 'subject to the jurisdiction thereof.'
The Birthright Citizenship Ruling: SCOTUS Gets It Wrong
SCOTUS ruled 6-3 that the 14th Amendment mandates birthright citizenship for anyone born on U.S. soil, with Roberts joining the liberals. The ruling ignores the original meaning of 'subject to the jurisdiction thereof' and kicks the immigration crisis back to a Congress that has repeatedly failed to act.
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