Appeal Court Rejects Trump’s Controversial Birthright Citizenship Order in Latest Legal Defeat
The birthright citizenship decree issued by the President Donald Trump administration was prevented from going into effect on Wednesday by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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The Trump administration filed for emergency relief earlier this month after the order was previously halted by a number of US district courts.
According to news reports, the most recent development deals a legal blow that may force the matter to go to the Supreme Court.
On the grounds of its appeal, the Trump administration failed to demonstrate that it was likely to prevail, according to the appellate judges’ unanimous decision.
The verdict upholds a district court’s decision from Seattle to temporarily prevent the executive order from taking effect.
The court announced on Wednesday that it will move forward with its June deadline to give the case’s merits a closer look.
