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April 1, 2026 ~ University of Michigan law professor Richard Friedman joins Kevin Dietz to unpack two major Supreme Court developments: the Court’s decision to strike down Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy and its agreement to hear arguments on the future of birthright citizenship. Friedman explains the legal reasoning, the constitutional stakes, and what these cases could mean for states and individual rights moving forward.
WASHINGTON D.C. ~ U.S. Supreme Court justices showed skepticism Wednesday during oral arguments in favor of President Donald Trump’s executive order axing birthright citizenship, including conservative judges.
President Donald Trump appeared in person at the hearing, where his solicitor general, D John Sauer, argued that children born to non-citizens in the U.S. should not get citizenship. He argued that the 14th Amendment is outdated in addressing “birth tourism,” saying that “it’s a new world.” Chief Justice John Roberts then fired back, “It’s the same Constitution.”
