https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-files/trump-v-barbara/
Trump v. Barbara (Birthright Citizenship)
Wednesday, Apr 1, 2026 (single item for the day)
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
25-365 D.N.H. Apr 1, 2026 TBD TBD TBD OT 2025
Issue: Whether Executive Order No. 14,160 complies on its face with the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment and with 8 U.S.C. § 1401(a), which codifies that clause.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
Birthright citizenship: Hintopoulos, Harlan II, and “Joltin' Joe” – mid-century elements of American greatness worth remembering on the eve of Barbara (Akhil and Vikram Amar, March 27, 2026)
The key arguments in the birthright citizenship case (Amy Howe, March 27, 2026)
When the Supreme Court let a president get away with redefining birthright citizenship (Neil Weare, March 26, 2026)
Birthright citizenship: more on Pete Patterson’s claims (Akhil and Vikram Amar, March 25, 2026)
The 14th Amendment does not codify English principles of subjectship: A brief reply to the Amar brothers (Pete Patterson, March 24, 2026)
Birthright citizenship: reading the text and sidestepping the parent trap (Akhil and Vikram Amar, March 23, 2026)
Oral argument live blog for Wednesday, April 1 (SCOTUSblog, March 20, 2026)
Birthright citizenship: why the text, history, and structure of a landmark 1952 statute doom Trump’s executive order (Akhil and Vikram Amar, March 19, 2026)
Birthright citizenship: a response to Pete Patterson (Akhil and Vikram Amar, March 16, 2026)
Birthright citizenship: Originalism 101 (Samarth Desai, March 12, 2026)
The 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause does not codify English principles of subjectship (Pete Patterson, March 11, 2026)
Birthright citizenship: legal takeaways of mice and men and elephants and dogs (Akhil and Vikram Amar, March 10, 2026)
In birthright citizenship case, Justice Department urges court to treat an old concept in a new way (César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, March 9, 2026)
Birthright citizenship: the exceptions provide the rule (Samarth Desai, March 6, 2026)
Birthright citizenship: an empirical analysis of supposedly originalist briefs (Akhil and Vikram Amar, March 4, 2026)
Birthright citizenship: A note on foundlings and comments on four complementary amicus briefs (Akhil and Vikram Amar, March 2, 2026)
Birthright citizenship: under the flag (Akhil and Vikram Amar, February 23, 2026)
What the Justice Department overlooks in its historical argument to end birthright citizenship (César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, February 19, 2026)
A guide to some of the briefs in support of ending birthright citizenship (Amy Howe, February 13, 2026)
Immigration is in the spotlight at the Supreme Court – and not just because of President Trump (Kelsey Dallas, February 12, 2026)
In birthright citizenship fight, Justice Department selectively interprets the original meaning of the citizenship clause (César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, February 5, 2026)
Supreme Court will hear birthright citizenship case on April 1 (Amy Howe, January 30, 2026)
The Supreme Court has (probably) chosen all the cases it will hear this term (Kelsey Dallas, January 30, 2026)
A mid-term update on criminal law at the Supreme Court (Rory Little, January 26, 2026)
A way out remains for birthright citizenship decision (César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, December 22, 2025)
Court to hear cases on arbitration, where one can be tried for an offense (Amy Howe, December 5, 2025)
Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship (Amy Howe, December 5, 2025)
Relistpalooza: fifty new relists, six big fights (John Elwood, December 3, 2025)
Supreme Court does not act on Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship – for now (Amy Howe, November 24, 2025)
Birthright citizenship and American exceptionalism (César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, November 19, 2025)
How birthright citizenship made it back to the Supreme Court (Amy Howe, September 29, 2025)
Trump urges Supreme Court to decide whether to end birthright citizenship (Amy Howe, September 26, 2025)
A history of birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court (Amy Howe, February 5, 2025)