Trump supports birthright citizenship — when the recipient is on the U.S. men's soccer team
Star striker Folarin Balogun was born in New York to Nigerian parents visiting the U.S. It's the type of citizenship Trump has sought to restrict.
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Birthright citizenship is protected. But anxiety lingers for immigrant parents.
The Trump administration retained far-reaching control over immigration policy in other decisions from the Supreme Court's term that ended on Tuesday.
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The promise of birthright citizenship is upheld by the Supreme Court
The decision upholds more than 100 years of legal history by preserving the guarantee that most children born in the U.S. would automatically be citizens.
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Mothering as a judge in an era of death threats
As violence rises and AI-fueled harassment spreads, judges are changing how they parent, where they live and how they protect their children.
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Why is successfully prosecuting sexual assault so difficult?
Harvey Weinstein's latest mistrial highlights the ways juror biases, power dynamics and consent can prolong survivors’ legal fights for justice.
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Supreme Court decision could undo decades of gains by Black women lawmakers
In a scathing dissent, Justice Elena Kagan said the court's conservative majority has completed its "demolition" of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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They served their prison time. Then came deportation.
JJ and Nataly Marinero, two trans immigrants, were rebuilding their lives after incarceration. Their freedom was short-lived.
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Supreme Court appears skeptical over Trump’s push to restrict citizenship at birth
The high court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a landmark case that will determine whether President Donald Trump can essentially redefine who is considered an American.
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How redefining birthright citizenship could impact children of immigrants
Justices are hearing arguments in a case challenging President Trump’s executive order brought by pregnant people who fear their children will be “stateless.”
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Dolores Huerta feared speaking about her abuse for years. The farmworkers she advocates for understand.
They grapple with a system where their income, housing or immigration status may depend on supervisors who perpetuate sexual violence without oversight.