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Federal judge blocks Trump bid to limit birthright citizenship

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  • U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman issued a preliminary injunction Wednesday blocking President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship.
  • The administration described the order as targeting "birth tourism."
  • The injunction remains in place while a class-action lawsuit brought by immigrant families and advocacy groups proceeds.
  • Boardman, appointed by President Joe Biden, wrote that "the Supreme Court has spoken: Children in the certified class are 'citizens at birth.'"
  • Birthright citizenship traces to the 14th Amendment, which was ratified in 1868 in the aftermath of the Civil War.
  • The Supreme Court struck down a prior Trump executive order on birthright citizenship in June.
 2026-09-03 · 3 MIN READ

D.C. Circuit reinstates Bowe Bergdahl's court-martial conviction

Illustration accompanying article: D.C. Circuit reinstates Bowe Bergdahl's court-martial conviction
  • A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that District Judge Reggie Walton lacked authority to overturn Bowe Bergdahl's military court-martial conviction.
  • The D.C. Circuit three-judge panel ordered dismissal of Bergdahl's claims, reinstating the conviction he received for deserting his post in Afghanistan.
  • Bergdahl sued in 2021, arguing the punishment violated his Fifth Amendment due-process rights after his captivity by Taliban-allied forces.
  • Walton vacated the conviction in 2023, finding military judge Jeffrey Nance had an undisclosed conflict of interest from his application for an immigration judge position at the Justice Department.
 2026-09-02 · 4 MIN READ
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