Summary
The Supreme Court decided to let the Trump administration move forward with plans to ban birthright citizenship. The court also made it harder for people to contest executive orders.
Key Facts
- The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States.
- Birthright citizenship means being granted citizenship automatically because you are born in the country.
- The Trump administration wants to change the current birthright citizenship rules.
- An executive order is a directive from the President that manages operations of the federal government.
- It is now tougher to legally challenge these executive orders because of the Supreme Court’s decision.