Trump’s birthright citizenship crusade draws backing from cohort of prominent legal scholars

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. UC Berkeley Law Professor John Yoo weighs in on the Supreme Court's oral arguments regarding Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship. Justices, including Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Barrett, appeared skeptical of the order's constitutionality, referencing an 1898 precedent. Yoo suggests Trump's in-person attendance might not influence the court, potentially leading to another defeat for his administration. A group of at least seven law professors have mounted a campaign to challenge the longstanding interpretation of birthright citizenship, arguing in favor of President Donald Trump’s effort to narrow the constitutional provision, even as Supreme Court justices signal skepticism. The legal scholars' arguments aim to persuade the Supreme Court and opponents of Trump's efforts that there are serious originalist and historical arg