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.

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      21 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

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        20 hours ago

        I think he means in pre modern times. Not the current era.

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          19 hours ago

          Yeah I was talking about medieval to 19th century

          Obviously you don’t need to put an animal on trial for murder anymore