It's the Same Constitution

Trump will lose the birthright citizenship case. The more interesting question is whether the court's conservatives use the occasion to say something lasting about executive power.

The outcome of Trump v. Barbara is not really in doubt. After oral arguments on April 1st, a clear majority of the Supreme Court appeared ready to reject the administration’s effort to strip birthright citizenship from children born on American soil to parents without permanent legal status. Chief Justice John Roberts called the government’s historical …