Overview

• A three-judge panel in Boston upheld lower-court orders and said challengers are likely to prevail under the 14th Amendment.
• The decision is the fifth federal ruling since June preventing the January directive from taking effect.
• The unanimous opinion leaned on history and precedent, rejecting a break from long-standing birthright citizenship practice.
• The administration has asked the Supreme Court to validate the policy, and the White House argues courts are misreading the Citizenship Clause.
• States and civil-rights groups, including California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the ACLU, have secured broad protections through class actions and state-led suits.