Supreme Court ends term with decision to uphold birthright citizenship

NPR | By Carrie Johnson,

Steve Inskeep

Published July 1, 2026 at 4:52 AM EDT

On its final day of its term, the Supreme Court rejected President Trump's executive order that tried to limit birthright citizenship but sided with the White House in many other disputes.

Carrie Johnson

Carrie Johnson is a justice correspondent for the Washington Desk.

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Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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