Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, striking down Trump's order

TL;DR

The Supreme Court struck down President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.
The decision was a 6-3 ruling, with five justices agreeing the order violates the 14th Amendment and one justice stating it violates federal law.
The ruling reaffirms the over 100-year-old understanding that nearly all individuals born in the U.S. are citizens.
The executive order aimed to deny automatic citizenship to babies born to parents in the country illegally or temporarily.
President Trump has urged Congress to take legislative action to restrict birthright citizenship.
The Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment states that 'all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.'

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