The US Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump‘s executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship, ruling that it violates the US Constitution’s 14th Amendment. In a 6-3 decision, the court held that Trump’s January 20, 2025, executive order was unlawful, according to NBC News. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Five justices concluded that the order conflicted with the Constitution’s long-standing interpretation of birthright citizenship, while Justice Brett Kavanaugh said it violated federal law, though not necessarily the Constitution. The executive order sought to deny automatic US citizenship to children born in the country unless at least one parent was a US citizen or lawful permanent resident. The policy never took effect after lower courts blocked it soon after it was signed. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts rejected the administration’s interpretation, saying there was “scant evidence” to support it. “Citizenship then and now, was the right to have rights; to freely participate in our political community,” Roberts wrote. “We keep that …