WASHINGTON, June 30 - Handing President Donald Trump a stinging defeat, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected his audacious attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States — a right long woven into the fabric of American society — scuttling one of his top priorities in his crackdown on immigration. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The court ruled 6–3 against the policy, which would have denied citizenship to children born in the US unless at least one parent was a citizen or legal resident.

The US Supreme Court handed conservatives major victories on presidential power, immigration, elections and social issues during its nine-month term, while placing significant limits on President Donald Trump's agenda.

The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for states to impose restrictions on transgender student athletes, upholding laws in West Virginia and...

In 6-3 decision, judges annull executive order saying kids of those illegally or temporarily in the US are not American citizens; bare majority of 5 rule it violates Constitution

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday (Jun 30) for states to impose restrictions on transgender student athletes, upholding laws in West Virginia and Idaho banning them from female sports teams - a contentious issue enmeshed in the nation's culture wars.The justices overturned decisions

The Supreme Court upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting an executive order declaring children born to people in the United States illegally or temporarily are not Americans.

The US Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump's order seeking to restrict birthright citizenship. The ruling protects US-born children of Indian temporary visa holders, even as Trump pushes Congress to change the law.

Limiting birthright citizenship was one of the top priorities in Trump's crackdown on immigration. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The justices relied on a long-settled understanding of the 14th Amendment, adopted after the Civil War, and more recent federal laws in ruling that anyone born in the country, with very limited exc...

Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship was part of his wider campaign to restrict immigration, which includes the expulsion of millions of undocumented migrants.

The U.S. Supreme Court voted 6:3 to reject President Donald Trump's reform off the nation's birthright citizenship policy.

The Supreme Court is expected to address the issue on Tuesday, ruling on a Trump executive order that would upend more than a century of constitutional and legal history.

The Supreme Court is upholding state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people.

The US Supreme Court on Monday boosted presidential power, upholding President Donald Trump’s firings of the heads of independent federal agencies with one important exception: the Federal Reserve.

President Donald Trump, appearing not to grasp the legal effect of the Supreme Court’s majority opinion that struck down his executive order on birthright citizenship, just hours later floated a workaround.“The Supreme Court upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is too bad for our Country, but we can...

Trump tried to solve by presidential pen what only law could. But the justices went further than necessary, turning a modern policy dilemma into a constitutional command.

Chief Justice John Roberts, evidently not intimidated by Donald Trump, sided against the president and rejected a "dramatically revisionist view."

The Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender girls in school sports, affecting ongoing lawsuits nationwide.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people.