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Citizenship is stratified by wealth, ideology, and heritage 2Executive power operates without effective oversight 1Federal power is weaponized against disfavored states or localities 1Surveillance of ordinary citizens increases; elite crimes remain opaque 1Voter suppression is rationalized as election integrity 1
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Apr 2, 2026 The ACLU and affected families continued legal challenges to the birthright citizenship order and related ICE home-entry policy Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The cases used courts to contest executive actions that could narrow constitutional protections for migrants and their families.
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- ACLU Represents Families Against Trump’s Order — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is representing three families in a lawsuit against the Trump administration's executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship.
- President Trump Attends Supreme Court Oral Arguments — On April 1, 2026, President Donald J.
- Trump’s Historical Precedent at the Supreme Court — President Trump’s attendance at the Supreme Court oral arguments on April 1, 2026, breaks historical precedent, as no sitting president has previously attended such proceedings.
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Week 63 – 2026-03-28–2026-04-03
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Mar 30, 2026 President Trump signed an executive order to create federal voter eligibility lists and restrict mail ballots Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The order sought to centralize election administration, threaten funding to states, and expand executive influence over voting access and voter data.
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- Trump Signs Executive Order on Mail-In Voting — Former President Trump signed an executive order aimed at restricting mail-in voting across the United States.
- Trump signs executive order to restrict mail-in ballots — President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to compile a national voter file and restrict mail-in ballots.
- Executive Order on Citizenship Verification in Federal Elections — On March 31, 2026, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled "Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections." The order mandates the creation of state-specific citizenship lists to
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Citizenship is stratified by wealth, ideology, and heritageExecutive power operates without effective oversightFederal power is weaponized against disfavored states or localitiesSurveillance of ordinary citizens increases; elite crimes remain opaqueVoter suppression is rationalized as election integrity
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Week 63 – 2026-03-28–2026-04-03
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Mar 29, 2026 The Supreme Court prepared to hear and then heard arguments on the Trump administration's birthright citizenship order Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The case put a core constitutional guarantee before the Court and tested whether executive power could narrow citizenship by decree.
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- Trump Administration Faces Supreme Court in Birthright Citizenship Case — The Trump administration's legal team is set to appear before the Supreme Court to argue a case concerning birthright citizenship.
- Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Birthright Citizenship Executive Order — The U.S.
- Supreme Court hears case on Trump's executive order targeting birthright citizenship — Oral argument was held before the Supreme Court.
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Week 63 – 2026-03-28–2026-04-03
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