Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling sparks Fox News backlash

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5‑4 decision upholding the constitutional principle of birthright citizenship. On Fox News, host Harris Faulkner asked whether Justice Amy Coney Barrett is a "true conservative" and pressed on her voting record. Legal analyst Jonathan Turley responded that Barrett, while independent, has often voted with conservative values, noting the Court’s recent rulings on the issue.

Conservative commentator Mark Levin later denounced the ruling as "one of the dumbest decisions" and claimed the Court ignored the intent of the 14th Amendment. Legal experts quickly corrected him, pointing to Chief Justice John Roberts’ opinion, which explicitly references the amendment’s original purpose and the bill’s sponsor, Senator Lyman Trumbull. The criticism highlighted factual inaccuracies in the commentary surrounding the landmark decision.