World · 2 April 2026
Trump Sits in on Supreme Court for First Time Ever
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No sitting president has ever attended oral arguments at the nation's highest court until Wednesday. Trump watched as justices questioned his executive order to end birthright citizenship, a right protected by the 14th Amendment since 1868. A majority appeared sceptical of the government's case, with an ACLU lawyer telling CNN the justices hammered the administration on how the policy would actually work.
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