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Amy Coney Barrett, a Donald Trump appointee to the United States Supreme Court, drew sharp condemnation from conservative critics after joining Chief Justice John Roberts and the court's three liberals in a 5-4 decision striking down Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship.
The court closed its term with decisions on three major cases — birthright citizenship, transgender athlete eligibility, and campaign finance coordination — handing Trump one significant defeat and two narrower wins.
Barrett wrote the majority opinion in the birthright citizenship case and in a separate 5-4 decision upholding a Mississippi law that permits mail-in ballots to be counted after Election Day.
Birthright Citizenship Ruling Anchored in the 14th Amendment The birthright citizenship opinion, authored by Barrett, held that Trump's executive effort violated the 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868 to protect the rights of newly freed slaves.
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