Trump-Appointed Justice Roasts Trump Lawyer’s Reliance on ‘Roman Law’ in Citizenship Case Tommy Christopher Apr 1st, 2026, 11:07 am

Trump-appointed Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch roasted Solicitor General John Sauer over the citations in his argument during oral arguments in the highly-anticipated birthright citizenship on Wednesday. Trump signed an executive order ending birthright citizenship during the first days of his second term, which was promptly blocked by a lower court in a ruling that was upheld by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court heard arguments in the case — Trump v. Barbara — on Wednesday morning, with Trump in attendance. While it’s tough to forecast based on questioning, things did not...