# What is the legal reasoning that 'allows' ending birthright citizenship?

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**Created:** [January 24, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-legal-reasoning-that-allows-ending-birthright-citizenship/1013335 "2025-01-24T16:16:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-legal-reasoning-that-allows-ending-birthright-citizenship/1013335/163 "2026-04-01T15:45:38Z")

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SCOTUSblog says:

> For those worried about whether that’s appropriate, there are public seats in the back that rotate out every 10 minutes. So coming and going isn’t new!

Brian

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