Legal groups ask court to restore block on Trump order on birthright citizenship

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: August 12, 2026

Words: 552

Last Updated: 6 days, 11 hours ago

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WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union has petitioned a federal court in New Hampshire to reaffirm a ruling that found President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order unconstitutional, after the president renewed his attempts to redefine American citizenship despite his loss at the Supreme Court.

“This case has always been, and remains, about the President’s effort to fashion new exceptions to birthright citizenship,” according to the ACLU’s Tuesday filing.

Trump last week signed …

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