Summary

A third federal judge, Joseph N. Laplante, blocked Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants.

His ruling follows similar decisions from judges in Seattle and Maryland.

The lawsuits, led by the ACLU, argue Trump’s order violates the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to nearly all born on U.S. soil.

The Trump administration contends such children are not “subject to the jurisdiction” of the U.S. Legal battles continue, with appeals underway and further rulings expected in other courts.

  • BuelldozerA
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    17 hours ago

    My understanding is that outlaws were still subject to the law in the UK …

    English Common Law had the “writ of outlawry” and the subject was deprived of all legal rights, being outside the “law”, but others could kill him on sight as if he were a wolf or other wild animal.

    There’s a pretty good Wikipedia Article for this.

    • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
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      13 hours ago

      but others could kill him on sight as if he were a wolf or other wild animal.

      You couldn’t do this, English (and much of European) law required a trial