SCOTUS Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Colorado Primary Results, World Cup Heats Up

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The Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, Colorado Democrats see progressive wins in primaries, and World Cup games face heat risks. Key rulings reflect broader ideological trends with mixed outcomes for Trump-er

Key takeaways

• SCOTUS affirms 14th Amendment birthright citizenship

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The Supreme Court, oh God, oh that's right, my name does not start with M. Generally when Michelle starts it generally means this Michelle. This one, this one, this one, yeah. Okay fine, take two. The Supreme Court rejected President Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship. The court affirmed the long-held understanding of the Constitution. Why did some justices argue for exceptions to the rule? I'm Michelle Martin, that's Steve In Steve Insky, and this is up first from NPP. The Democratic Socialist won another Democratic Party primary. May Lat Keros defeated the incumbent in the voting for a Colorado House seat. Denver voters of all ages sent a clear message. We will not wait. What does this say about the direction of the Democratic Party? Also, World Cup teams try to endure the knockout bracket while also trying not to be knocked out by the heat. We've got the news you need to start your day. The Supreme Court's term is over and its final ruling was a loss for President Trump. The ruling says almost all children born in the US are citizens according to the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. The majority of justices rejected Trump's executive order seeking to change that. And P. P. Kary's Carrie Johnson covers the Supreme Court and is on the line. Carrie, good morning. Good morning, Steve. What was the justice's reason to block the public? President. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority ruling here. He said it was not a close call. He talked about birthright citizenship being part of American law for generations. Roberts said the framers who drafted the 14th Amendment extended a promise of citizenship to every free person in this land. And Roberts wrote, we keep that promise today. The chief was joined by the court's three liberals and Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Brett Kavanaugh wrote separately to say he would have struck down the President's executive executive. of federal law. Kavanaugh left open the possibility Congress could change it to put limits on babies born to people here illegally or on temporary visas and if there was a surprise it was that we had so many dissents on this birthright issue which has been well understood for more than 150 years. Yeah much closer case than people anticipated what did the dissenters say. Justice Clarence Thomas filed a dissent of 91 pages what experts tell me is one of his longest dissents. He says the court majority misunderstood the 14th Amendment. He wanted to add a new requirement that parents be domiciled in the US. And Justice Sam Alito wrote to say he worries about birth tourism, the idea that wealthy people from overseas will come to have children here on American soil. President Trump echoed that view in a post on social media. He actually congratulated China and its leader for what he called a massive birth right win. Remember Trump took the rare step of going on. of the Supreme Court to hear arguments in this case, a sign of how important it was to him. But the justices never acknowledged his presence and it may have backfired. And again, a majority of the justices went with what would seem to be the literal meaning of the words of the 14th Amendment. What are some of the other cases we learned about yesterday? The court