US President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
Mandatory Credit:	Ken Cedeno/UPI/Bloomberg/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

US President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
Mandatory Credit: Ken Cedeno/UPI/Bloomberg/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

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Why Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship may be a legal loser but still give the president a major boost

As the Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday on a major Donald Trump policy for the first time in his second term, the president could secure a significant win affecting many of the lawsuits against his administration out of a case that is otherwise widely seen as a legal loser.