The Trump administration is facing a major legal setback as the Supreme Court prepares to wrap up its current term. According to George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley, the administration will likely lose the legal battle over its executive order ending birthright citizenship for unborn children of illegal immigrants.

Supreme Court Showdown

The case drew significant attention on April 1 when President Trump attended oral arguments in person, marking the first time a sitting president has ever done so. While Turley personally described birthright citizenship as “a uniquely bad idea,” he admitted that the justices’ line of questioning did not favor the administration’s legal arguments.

Host Shannon Bream, who covers the Supreme Court for the network, predicted an outright loss for the administration, a sentiment Turley backed up. “I think that’s true,” Turley said. “The oral argument did not give a lot of room for hope, particularly with Chief Justice John Roberts coming out right away and expressing skepticism.

Fellow panelist Tom Dupree, a former principal deputy assistant attorney general, agreed that the administration faces an uphill battle due to long-standing legal precedents tying birthright citizenship to the 14th Amendment. Dupree suggested that ending the practice would ultimately require a constitutional amendment rather than an executive action.

Other High-Profile Cases

Despite predicting a defeat on immigration, Turley expected the Trump administration to find better outcomes in other high-profile cases before the court, specifically those involving mail-in ballots and transgender athletes. He predicted that groups seeking to limit women’s sports to biological sex would have “a good day,” and that the court would likely rule against counting late-arriving mail-in ballots in federal elections.

Original reporting: Tampa Free Press — read the source article.