Tag: Executive Order 14160
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Birthright Citizenship Poses an Existential Threat in an Era of Cheap and Easy Global Travel
by Allan Wall, Border Hawk, ©2026 (Sep. 9, 2026) — The automatic birthright citizenship policy of the United States, recently re-affirmed by the Supreme Court, is well-known throughout the world. I resided in Mexico for a decade and a half, and I learned that many Mexicans desire U.S. citizenship for themselves and their children. However, it’s…
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In Defense of Professor Ilan Wurman
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2026 (Jul. 31, 2026) — Professor who? … you may ask. Pay attention, faithful P&E readers, as the following will give you a better understanding of the intellectual goo that presently passes for “viewpoint tolerance” and “academic integrity” on many of the Republic’s university and college campuses, especially in the law “schools”…
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Birthright Citizenship: American Sovereignty Dangling By a Thread in the Supreme Court
by Allan Wall, Border Hawk, ©2026 (Apr. 12, 2026) — The news is full of foreign policy crises, scandals, conflicts, and trends in all directions. However, a current case before the U.S. Supreme Court tops it all. It’s the birthright citizenship case, which determines the future of our nation and what sort of country it…
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Maricopa County Republican Committee Links to P&E “Birthright Citizenship” Article, Discussion
by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 7, 2026) — In a tweet on April 4, the Maricopa County Republican Committee (MCRC) posted a link to an article by legal scholar Joseph DeMaio summarizing oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court three days earlier on the issue of “birthright citizenship” in Trump, et al v. Barbara, et al.…
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The Trump v. Barbara Oral Arguments Fallout
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2026 (Apr. 3, 2026) — Well, the oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, the “birthright citizenship” case, are over and the matter is now under advisement with SCOTUS. Interested readers can view the transcript here. And as usual, the armchair pontificators are busily at work tapping out their predictions on their keyboards…,…
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The Birthright Citizenship Homestretch
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2026 (Mar. 20, 2026) — As we enter the final days leading up to the oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, it may be prudent to review the briefs on the merits of President Trump and his opponents, as well as the myriad amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) briefs that have…
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Don’t Rock the Boat
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2026 (Feb. 22, 2026) — The Brief of the Barbara Respondents (“BRB”) in Trump v. Barbara, the “birthright citizenship” case now pending in the Supreme Court, has been filed. Unsurprisingly, it regurgitates the same shopworn arguments already offered up in opposition to President Trump’s Executive Order (“EO”) 14160, i.e., that virtually anyone…
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April Fool’s Day, 2026
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2026 (Feb. 7, 2026) — INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court has set April 1, 2026 as the date the Justices will hear oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, the much anticipated “birthright citizenship” case. With any kind of luck, the Court will uphold President Trump’s efforts to end automatic “birthright citizenship” for every…
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Revisiting the Birthright Citizenship and nbC Issues
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2026 (Jan. 26, 2026) — INTRODUCTION As dedicated P&E readers are well aware, there is now pending in the Supreme Court the case of Trump v. Barbara. The case involves a challenge to President Trump’s Executive Order 14160 regarding the meaning of “birthright citizenship” under the 14th Amendment. Following a post by…
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The CASA Decision
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2025 (Jun. 28, 2025) — Introduction Well, whatta ya know? A semblance of rational thought may be returning to the Supreme Court. The Court has now held, in a split 6-3 decision, with Justice Barrett authoring the majority opinion, that President Trump is entitled to several “stay” orders blocking application of lower…
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Does Gray’s Anomaly Matter?
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2025 (May 9, 2025) — Introduction In the continuing saga of the impact (or, for anomaly-deniers) the purported immateriality of Associate Supreme Court Justice Horace Gray’s “Anomaly,” addressed here, a few fathoms in a deeper dive into the issue may help. This dive may have more relevance to the “natural born Citizen”…
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“Birthright Citizenship” and the Amicus Curiae
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2025 (May 2, 2025) — Introduction In the law, there is a term known as amicus curiae. In English, the term translates from Latin to mean a “friend of the court.” Normally, the term refers to a legal brief prepared by people or organizations other than the actual party-litigants and purporting to…