Birthright citizenship likely to face pushback from the courts
Policies like seeking to end birthright citizenship and refusing to spend money allocated by Congress could end up at the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's plan to roll back the constitutionally protected right to birthright citizenship is just one of several contentious executive actions that are likely to face pushback from judges and could be struck down by the Supreme Court.
Other policies that could be legally vulnerable include a plan to invoke an 18th century law called the Alien Enemies Act to round up and deport certain immigrants, legal experts said. Efforts to re-allocate congressional funding to build a border wall and refusing to spend money appropriated by Congress for environmental policies would also most likely be challenged.
Civil rights groups and Democratic attorneys general are likely to sue over a number of Trump policies. In fact, lawsuits were filed challenging Trump's proposed Department of Government Efficiency within minutes of his taking the oath of office.
But not all lawsuits are created equal, and many will fail.
That is especially the case if Trump is merely rescinding positions taken by President Joe Biden and federal agencies follow the letter of the law in doing so.
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