Pulling a Page From the Confederacy: Trump and Birthright Citizenship

About this episode

Dr. Michele Goodwin discusses the implications of the Supreme Court case Trump v. Barbara on birthright citizenship.

Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara—a landmark case that seeks to fundamentally rewrite the substance and meaning of one of the most important provisions of the Constitution: birthright citizenship. In this special episode of On the Issues, Dr. Goodwin unpacks Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship, which is widely recognized as one of the Constitution’s most fundamental rights and has been protected by the 14th Amendment for over 150 years, pointing out ho...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Michele Goodwin

Topics covered

• birthright citizenship
• 14th Amendment
• Supreme Court
• Trump administration
• constitutional rights
• legal arguments

Keywords

• birthright citizenship
• Trump
• Supreme Court
• 14th Amendment
• constitutional rights
• legal case
• Trump v. Barbara

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Organizations: Supreme Court

Books & works: Trump v. Barbara

Places: United States

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