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I believe Chief Justice Roberts 'will rule against' Trump admin: Fmr. U.S. Attorney
MSNBC· 2026-04-01 18:19
University of Pennsylvania law professor and author of The Nation That Never Was, Reconstructing America's Story. Chuck Rosenberg is back with me and here with me in studio. Harry Lippman, former U .S.attorney and host of the Talking Feds podcast. So, Harry, you clerked for Justices Kennedy and Marshall. You know a little bit about the Supreme Court.And I want to dig into some of the things that the folks who were watching the arguments may have heard but need a little more context for. And I want to start ...
'Fear and anger': Civil rights attorney on birthright citizenship arguments
MSNBC· 2026-04-01 18:07
The Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer's arguments for limiting birthright citizenship. Justin Sadowsky of the Chinese American Legal Defense Alliance joins Chris Jansing to break down the case and the implications a decision in favor of the Trump administration could have. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and international breaking news, and best- ...
Trump made clear to justices 'he's watching' by attending birthright citizenship arguments: CA AG
MSNBC· 2026-04-01 17:27
along with 24 other state AGs, argues that President Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship violates the Constitution. And he went beyond filing an amicus brief on that. He showed up in court for today's arguments.Attorney General Bonta joins me now. It's good to see you again, Mr. . Attorney General.You were there inside the room. So give us your impression of the arguments and if you have any sense of how the justices might be leaning. I felt optimistic going into the courtroom and coming ...
Analysis: Court appears skeptical of Trump's effort to limit birthright citizenship
MSNBC· 2026-04-01 17:26
answered a A similarly important question with just a word. No, it's not overstating it because what the ACLU will tell you is that while this case is about the president's executive order issued on January 20th, his first day in office last year curtailing citizenship to babies born to one or more undocumented parents. What this is really about, Chris, is part of the larger conservative legal project to redefine who counts in this country.And we see that every day and a variety of different policy initiati ...
ACLU Lawyer makes argument against Trump's effort to limit birthright citizenship
MSNBC· 2026-04-01 16:40
understood to be narrower than its text would read. Yes. But that's not the text, so I guess we don't need to deal with that.Sure. And that brings me back to my third point, which is you can't read not subject to any foreign power the way the government urges you to without making the children of all foreign nationals noncitizens. And that's clearly not what the framers were doing.Justice Alito and Justice Kagan raised an interpretive question that I think is important, which is are the exceptions, you've u ...
David Remnick: Historians will not be kind to Trump over Iran
MSNBC· 2026-04-01 16:07
The New Yorker's David Remnick joins Morning Joe to discuss the war with Iran and his latest piece on the war. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and international breaking news, and best-in-class opinion journalism. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day click here: https://www.ms.now/ #Trump #Iran #Politics ...
Justices Gorsuch and Barrett question U.S. Solicitor General's argument
MSNBC· 2026-04-01 15:23
Justice Neil Gorsuch questioned U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer's argument in the birthright citizenship case. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and international breaking news, and best-in-class opinion journalism. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day click here: https://www.ms.now/ #Trump #SupremeCourt #BirthrightCitizenship ...
'You're using some pretty obscure sources': Justice Kagan questions Trump litigator
MSNBC· 2026-04-01 15:22
Justice Elena Kagan questioned U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer in the highly-anticipated case over birthright citizenship. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and international breaking news, and best-in-class opinion journalism. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day click here: https://www.ms.now/ #Trump #SupremeCourt #BirthrightCitizenship ...
'Trump has no authority to restrict mail ballots': Colorado Secretary of State
MSNBC· 2026-04-01 15:21
a sweeping executive order attempting to change rules for mail-in voting. The order requires the Department of Homeland Security to create a database of U .S. citizens who are eligible to vote, which the U .S.Postal Service would then use to send out absentee ballots. The order is already facing immediate legal challenges from multiple STATES WHICH ARGUE IT VIOLATES THE CONSTITUTION'S ASSIGNMENT OF ELECTION AUTHORITY TO STATES AND CONGRESS AND NOT THE PRESIDENT. JOINING US NOW, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE ST ...
LIVE: President Trump addresses the nation on war with Iran
MSNBC· 2026-04-01 14:30
Watch live as President Trump gives an 'Address to the Nation' on Iran. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and international breaking news, and best-in-class opinion journalism. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day click here: https://www.ms.now/ #Trump #Iran #Military ...