Birthright citizenship: an animated explainer

SCOTUSblog is excited to share the second in a series of animated videos, done in partnership with Briefly, on some of the most important upcoming cases of the 2025-26 term. Today’s video is an introduction to Trump v. Barbara, to be argued on Wednesday, April 1, which is a challenge to President Donald Trump’s January 2025 executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. Although the video speaks for itself, it provides a one-of-a-kind introduction to this case and the profound questions that it raises. 

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