Supreme Court to decide if Trump can limit the constitutional right to citizenship at birth

The Supreme Court agreed to decide the lawfulness of President Donald Trump's contentious plan to roll back automatic birthright citizenship.

WASHINGTON — Teeing up a blockbuster ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide the lawfulness of President Donald Trump’s contentious plan to roll back automatic birthright citizenship for nearly anyone born in the United States.

The eventual ruling in a case from New Hampshire, expected by the end of June, will likely determine conclusively whether Trump’s ambitious proposal can move forward.

The case sets up a major clash between a president whose aggressive use of executive power has been a defining characteristic of his second term and a court with a 6-3 conservative majority that has so far mostly avoided direct clashes with the White House.

"The Trump Administration looks forward to making its case on the issue of birthright citizenship on behalf of the American people," Abigail Jackson, a White House spokeswoman said in a statement.

Judge temporarily blocks Trump order restricting birthright citizenship00:46Birthright citizenship has long been understood to be required under the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.”