Federal Court Hearing in Challenge to New Trump Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

WHAT:
A federal district court in Washington, D.C., will hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s new birthright citizenship executive order. The case is Nathan v. Trump.

The case was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of New Hampshire, ACLU of Maine, ACLU of Massachusetts, ACLU of the District of Columbia, Legal Defense Fund, Asian Law Caucus, and Democracy Defenders Fund on behalf of people subject to the new executive order.

The groups already secured a major Supreme Court victory in June in Trump v. Barbara protecting babies who would have been denied citizenship under Trump’s first failed executive order concerning birthright citizenship.

In its ruling, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Constitution’s Citizenship Clause puts “the question of citizenship ‘once and forever [to] rest.’” Despite that, the administration is again trying to restrict birthright citizenship, prompting this latest legal action.

The groups will be in court seeking a preliminary injunction against the new Trump executive order.

WHO:
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of New Hampshire, ACLU of Maine, ACLU of Massachusetts, ACLU of the District of Columbia, Asian Law Caucus, Democracy Defenders Fund, and Legal Defense Fund are counsel in this case.

Judge Christopher R. Cooper will preside.

WHEN:
Thursday, November 12, 10 a.m. ET

WHERE:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia/Courtroom 27A
333 Constitution Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C.

Court media policy information is here.