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Court Blocks Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order

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Above: People outside the U.S. Supreme Court protesting a ban on birthright citizenship in Washington, D.C. on May 15, 2025. Image copyright: Jim Watson/Getty Images

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The Spin

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Reason.com

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 15% chance that any U.S. authority will refuse to recognize the citizenship of U.S.-born children of non-citizen parents for 90 days in 2025-26.