About this episode

The episode discusses the oral arguments in the case Trump v. Barbara regarding birthright citizenship.

Sarah Isgur is joined by David French, Amanda Tyler, Akhil Amar, and SCOTUSblog’s Amy Howe to react to the oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, Donald Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship.Watch the livestream here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Isgur

Guests: David French, Amanda Tyler, Akhil Amar, Amy Howe

Topics covered

• birthright citizenship
• Supreme Court
• Trump administration
• legal arguments
• constitutional law

Keywords

• birthright citizenship
• oral arguments
• Supreme Court
• Trump v. Barbara
• legal analysis

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Organizations: SCOTUSblog, The Dispatch

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