“The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Donald Trump’s January 2025 executive order ending birthright citizenship for foreigners is unconstitutional.”
Attributed to The Daily Caller (reporting on the Supreme Court decision)
The article reports the Court's June 30, 2026 decision upholding that Trump's January 2025 executive order ending birthright citizenship was unconstitutional, presented as a 6-3 ruling.
What the proof shows
The Supreme Court issued a decision on June 30, 2026 invalidating President Trump’s January 20, 2025 Executive Order. The Court’s judgment rejecting the Order was 6–3 (six justices agreed the Order must be set aside). However, only five justices (Roberts, Sotomayor, Kagan, Barrett, Jackson) joined the Court’s constitutional holding that the Order violated the Fourteenth Amendment; Justice Kavanaugh concurred in the judgment on statutory grounds and expressly disagreed with the majority’s constitutional analysis. Saying the Court “ruled 6-3 that ... was unconstitutional” omits that the constitutional holding was 5–4 while the overall judgment (invalidating the Order) was 6–3. See the Court opinion and contemporary reporting for the split in reasoning.
Corrected version
On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court invalidated President Trump’s January 20, 2025 executive order ending birthright citizenship. The judgment to set aside the Order was 6–3; the Court’s constitutional holding that the Order violated the Fourteenth Amendment was reached by a 5–4 majority, with Justice Kavanaugh concurring in the judgment on statutory (not constitutional) grounds.
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Trump v. Barbara, No. 25–365 (Opinion of the Court, June 30, 2026) ↗
Supreme Court of the United StatesROBERTS, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which SOTOMAYOR, KAGAN, BARRETT, and JACKSON, JJ., joined. ... KAVANAUGH, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment and dissenting in part. THOMAS, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which GORSUCH, J., joined. ALITO, J., and GORSUCH, J., filed dissenting opinions.
US Supreme Court rules against Trump order to end birthright citizenship (June 30, 2026) ↗
Al JazeeraThe 6-3 ruling represents a major blow to Trump and his efforts to transform US immigration policy. ... the Court ruled against US President Donald Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship.
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship (coverage & analysis) ↗
SCOTUSblogThe Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship ... Chief Justice Roberts wrote the court's opinion, joined by four other justices; Justice Kavanaugh concurred in the judgment but disagreed with the constitutional ruling.
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