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(12,339 posts) Thu Jul 10, 2025, 10:04 AM Jul 2025

US JUDGE BLOCKS PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ORDER IN NATIONWIDE CLASS ACTION

Chris Geidner
‪@chrisgeidner.bsky.social‬

BREAKING: Judge in new case challenging Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship grants class certification and blocks enforcement of the order. The injunction is stayed for seven days to allow any appeal.

Provisional class certification order: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nhd.65710/gov.uscourts.nhd.65710.63.0_1.pdf

Preliminary injunction order: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nhd.65710/gov.uscourts.nhd.65710.64.0_1.pdf

BREAKING: Judge in new case challenging Trumpâ€™s executive order ending birthright citizenship grants class certification and blocks enforcement of the order. The injunction is stayed for seven days to allow any appeal.
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2025-07-10T15:25:26.488Z

* US JUDGE BLOCKS PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ORDER IN NATIONWIDE CLASS ACTION

@reuters.com
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) 2025-07-10T14:16:45.557Z

Breaking: Trump's birthright citizenship order is blocked nationwide again, after a judge in New Hampshire said he would certify a nationwide class of children who would be deprived of citizenship if the policy took effect.
— Nate Raymond (@nateraymond.bsky.social) 2025-07-10T14:24:46.261Z

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US JUDGE BLOCKS PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ORDER IN NATIONWIDE CLASS ACTION (Original Post) In It to Win It Jul 2025 OP

Oh, no! Now John Roberts will have to explain why plain English bucolic_frolic Jul 2025 #1

Because he can resurrect the framers of the 14th Amendment In It to Win It Jul 2025 #2

They'll resurrect some BS from Henry the VIII if they have to n/t Cheezoholic Jul 2025 #5

Why stop there? Magna Carta? NT mwooldri Jul 2025 #9

They already threw out the Magna Carta, MLWR Jul 2025 #11

Judge in New Hampshire grants class-action motion blocking administration from taking steps to end birthright citizenshi LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2025 #3

Works for me! calimary Jul 2025 #4

Yay! JMCKUSICK Jul 2025 #6

Maddow Blog-Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship blocked by federal judge LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2025 #7

They will appeal it of course, but I don't think they will go directly to the Supreme Court, but first go to an lostincalifornia Jul 2025 #14

That's What Bothers Me Mr.Bee Jul 2025 #17

Where I grew up this was referred to as "shining the light". twodogsbarking Jul 2025 #8

Whatever happened to teaching civics in school? boonecreek Jul 2025 #10

You might ask yourself the same question - Ms. Toad Jul 2025 #23

Will the white house goons appeal it? Probably yes, but will they appeal it through an appeals court instead of lostincalifornia Jul 2025 #12

Let's not hold out too much hope newdeal2 Jul 2025 #13

It isn't about hope. There is no wiggle room on this. An executive order cannot rewrite an amendment or lostincalifornia Jul 2025 #15

Too logical newdeal2 Jul 2025 #18

without a doubt, and they will, but on this the best they can do is delay. lostincalifornia Jul 2025 #19

LaPlante was nominated by GW peggysue2 Jul 2025 #16

K&R - and the beat goes on. Slowly. UTUSN Jul 2025 #20

this is a good class definition cadoman Jul 2025 #21

FULL OPINION: In It to Win It Jul 2025 #22

Good. The 6 criminals on our "supreme" court have made the court illegitimate and irrelevant. nt ecstatic Jul 2025 #24

bucolic_frolic

(54,064 posts)

1. Oh, no! Now John Roberts will have to explain why plain English

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 10:06 AM

Jul 2025

means exactly the opposite of what it means!

In It to Win It

(12,339 posts)

2. Because he can resurrect the framers of the 14th Amendment

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 10:25 AM

Jul 2025

Cheezoholic

(3,535 posts)

5. They'll resurrect some BS from Henry the VIII if they have to n/t

Reply to In It to Win It (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 11:06 AM

Jul 2025

mwooldri

(10,788 posts)

9. Why stop there? Magna Carta? NT

Reply to Cheezoholic (Reply #5)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 11:53 AM

Jul 2025

MLWR

(778 posts)

11. They already threw out the Magna Carta,

Reply to mwooldri (Reply #9)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 11:58 AM

Jul 2025

which says even kings must obey the law, when they gave Krasnov immunity from prosecution.

LetMyPeopleVote

(175,018 posts)

3. Judge in New Hampshire grants class-action motion blocking administration from taking steps to end birthright citizenshi

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 10:32 AM

Jul 2025

Link to tweet

calimary

(89,047 posts)

4. Works for me!

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 11:02 AM

Jul 2025

Works VERY NICELY for me!

JMCKUSICK

(5,147 posts)

6. Yay!

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 11:17 AM

Jul 2025

LetMyPeopleVote

(175,018 posts)

7. Maddow Blog-Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship blocked by federal judge

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 11:29 AM

Jul 2025

The Supreme Court left open a door to challenging the executive order restricting birthright citizenship. The ACLU walked right through.

Link to tweet

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/birthright-citizenship-class-action-trump-executive-order-rcna218023

Trump’s order, however, continues to fare poorly in the courts. NBC News reported:

A federal judge in New Hampshire granted class-action status to a lawsuit seeking to protect babies who would be denied birthright citizenship by the Trump administration and granted a temporary block of the order restricting birthright citizenship from going into effect throughout the country. The suit was brought on behalf of a pregnant immigrant, immigrant parents and their infants and had sought class action status for all babies around the country who would be affected by Trump’s executive order and their parents.

NBC News’ report added that the judge in the case “ordered a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking Trump’s order from going into effect, but stayed his order for seven days, allowing the government time to appeal” — which it almost certainly will.

The ruling in the case was issued by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Laplante, who was appointed to the federal bench by George W. Bush.

While readers might’ve seen headlines about a related Supreme Court ruling last month, as my MSNBC colleague Jordan Rubin explained, the justices’ highly controversial opinion focused largely on the judiciary’s authority, not on the underlying constitutional issue and the legality of Trump’s order itself.

Within hours of the Supreme Court’s ruling, which left open the possibility of using class action lawsuits to challenge the White House’s policy, the ACLU filed just such a case. On Thursday morning, it scored a key victory. Watch this space.

lostincalifornia

(4,916 posts)

14. They will appeal it of course, but I don't think they will go directly to the Supreme Court, but first go to an

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #7)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 12:05 PM

Jul 2025

appeal court to delay it as long as they can because they realize there is no way that even this SC will say a President can overturn an amendment to the Constitution by executive order.

Then when it is finally appealed to the SC, that is when I suspect the SC will delay a hearing on the case as long as possible, which they hope will be after the midterms.

IMHO.

Mr.Bee

(1,640 posts)

17. That's What Bothers Me

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #7)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 12:27 PM

Jul 2025

Those two words; 'Pending Appeal'
and we all know who is the king of appeals...

twodogsbarking

(17,589 posts)

8. Where I grew up this was referred to as "shining the light".

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 11:37 AM

Jul 2025

Don't give up, don't hesitate.

boonecreek

(1,391 posts)

10. Whatever happened to teaching civics in school?

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 11:55 AM

Jul 2025

The only way an amendment or a portion thereof can be overturned is with another amendment.
But when you have a President that thinks he's a king...

Ms. Toad

(38,308 posts)

23. You might ask yourself the same question -

Reply to boonecreek (Reply #10)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 05:47 PM

Jul 2025

Since the executive order is not an attempt to overturn an amendment.

lostincalifornia

(4,916 posts)

12. Will the white house goons appeal it? Probably yes, but will they appeal it through an appeals court instead of

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 12:00 PM

Jul 2025

going directly to the Supreme court to allow their typical delay strategy, hoping to run out the clock?

I do not think they will go directly to the Supreme court because trump's deviant attorneys realize that there is no way they would allow an executive order to override and amendment to the Constitution. That could only be done through Congress.

newdeal2

(4,802 posts)

13. Let's not hold out too much hope

Reply to lostincalifornia (Reply #12)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 12:04 PM

Jul 2025

This Court has given Trump lots of gifts.

lostincalifornia

(4,916 posts)

15. It isn't about hope. There is no wiggle room on this. An executive order cannot rewrite an amendment or

Reply to newdeal2 (Reply #13)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 12:10 PM

Jul 2025

repeal to the Constitution. Only Congress can do that.

However, when it finally gets to the SC, I fully expect them to delay hearing the case until the last possible moment.

newdeal2

(4,802 posts)

18. Too logical

Reply to lostincalifornia (Reply #15)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 12:44 PM

Jul 2025

This court has proven to me that they will go to great lengths to push conservative doctrines over precedence and the law.

lostincalifornia

(4,916 posts)

19. without a doubt, and they will, but on this the best they can do is delay.

Reply to newdeal2 (Reply #18)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 12:58 PM

Jul 2025

peggysue2

(12,389 posts)

16. LaPlante was nominated by GW

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 12:20 PM

Jul 2025

Just to add a little sweetener to the ruling.

Not all Republican judges are hopping on the runaway train and/or setting fire to the Constitution.

UTUSN

(76,971 posts)

20. K&R - and the beat goes on. Slowly.

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 01:00 PM

Jul 2025

cadoman

(1,617 posts)

21. this is a good class definition

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 01:34 PM

Jul 2025

Very specific and clear harm is dealt to these individuals who historically would have been readily considered citizens.

Hopefully the SC will be sensible and continue to consider persons birthed under these circumstances to be proud USA citizens.