How the Supreme Court justices ruled on birthright citizenship

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled to uphold birthright citizenship based on the 14th Amendment, rejecting an executive order aimed at restricting this policy. The majority decision included Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett siding with liberal justices.

A majority of Supreme Court justices on Tuesday ruled to uphold birthright citizenship, citing the 14th Amendment as clearly enshrining jus soli, Latin for “right of the soil.” Chief Justice John Roberts and conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett sided with their three liberal counterparts to strike down President Trump’s January executive order aiming to thwart…