News anchors are seen outside the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C., as the court releases their final opinions before summer recess on Tuesday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
June 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's attempts to kill automatic birthright citizenship in the United States, ruling that the practice is guaranteed by the Constitution.
The high court voted 6-3 against Trump's executive order banning birthright citizenship, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing for the majority. He said there was "scant evidence" for Trump's interpretation of the law protecting birthright citizenship.
The 14th Amendment was enacted after the Civil War to protect the rights of the formerly enslaved.
"Citizenship then and now, was the right to have rights -- to freely participate in our political community," Roberts wrote. "We keep that promise today."
