Press Statement  AG Campbell Urges SCOTUS To Uphold Birthright Citizenship Ahead Of Today’s Arguments

Boston — Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement ahead of today’s arguments in the Supreme Court of the United States on President Trump’s unlawful Executive Order attempting to end the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship:

“Birthright citizenship was born from the fight against oppression and slavery and has guaranteed equality under law for over 150 years,” said AG Campbell. “When the President tried to rewrite the Constitution, state attorneys general acted immediately. The law is on our side – and the Supreme Court must uphold the rule of law and protect the rights of all our residents born on U.S. soil.”

BACKGROUND

• On January 21, 2025, one day after President Trump signed an Executive Order attempting to end birthright citizenship, AG Campbell and a coalition of attorneys general filed a lawsuit challenging the Order.
• On February 13, 2025, AG Campbell secured a preliminary injunction preventing the President’s unlawful order from taking effect nationwide.
• In May 2025, AG Campbell and the coalition defended the nationwide scope of the injunction before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court did not rule on the constitutionality of the Executive Order and instead sent the issue back to the District Court, which reaffirmed the nationwide injunction.
• On October 3, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Court sided with AG Campbell and the coalition, ruling that the President’s Executive Order is unconstitutional and upholding the nationwide injunction.
• On February 26, 2026, AG Campbell filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of the challenges to the President’s Executive Order being argued today. The brief urged the Court to uphold birthright citizenship and affirm that the Order is unconstitutional.

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