Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday regarding President Trump's executive order that would deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily. Trump became the first sitting president to attend Supreme Court oral arguments. Multiple justices appeared skeptical of the administration's constitutional arguments during the hearing.
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This event sits in the top 6% of divergence this week. 16 outlets covered it, splitting into 16 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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Breitbart
Listen to Supreme Court Debate Birthright Citizenship
immigration system strain emphasis
New York Times
The Supreme Court Takes On Birthright Citizenship
institutional legal analysis
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- Axiosfirst
- Breitbart+1.0 h
- Politico+2.9 h
- ABC News+3.0 h
- NPR+3.2 h
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- BBC+8.1 h
- PBS NewsHour+9.0 h
- NY Post+10.3 h
- Washington Post+13.6 h
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THE LEFT
“Supreme Court hears challenge to birthright citizenship as Trump attends arguments”NPR NPR LEFT
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THE RIGHT
“Supreme Court may uphold birthright citizenship, but issue isn't going away”NYP NY Post RIGHT
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“5 takeaways from Trump's birthright citizenship arguments” · AP News, Axios, Politico, Al Jazeera, The Hill, PBS NewsHour, BBC
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TNew York Times The Supreme Court Takes On Birthright Citizenship 170d ago WPWashington Post Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship 170d ago NPRNPR Supreme Court hears challenge to birthright citizenship as Trump attends arguments 171d ago LEFT-CENTER1
ABCABC News WATCH: President Trump attends Supreme Court arguments on birthright citizenship 171d ago CENTER5
APAP News Supreme Court hears high-profile fight over Trump's bid to limit birthright citizenship AAxios Trump makes historic Supreme Court visit for birthright citizenship case 171d ago PPolitico Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship 171d ago HThe Hill 5 takeaways from Trump's birthright citizenship arguments 171d ago PBSPBS NewsHour Analyzing the arguments as Supreme Court hears birthright citizenship case 170d ago RIGHT-CENTER2
WSJWall Street Journal Opinion | Birthright Citizenship and the Constitution 169d ago RReason Birth-Right Citizenship as a Second-Best Policy 168d ago 7 tracked claims across 16 outlets
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The executive order's logic could retroactively strip citizenship from people born in the US to undocumented or temporary parents.
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