WASHINGTON ¨C With U.S. President Donald Trump present, American Supreme Court justices ?signaled skepticism on Wednesday regarding the legality of his directive to restrict birthright citizenship in the U.S., part of his hard-line immigration approach that would upend the long-held understanding of a key constitutional provision.
In his historic visit to the top U.S. judicial body, Trump, wearing a red tie and dark suit, sat in the front row of the public gallery of the ornate courtroom after arriving by motorcade from the White House. The Republican president then left midway through the proceedings not long after the Justice Department lawyer arguing for his administration completed his presentation.
Most of the nine justices, conservatives and liberals alike, grilled the lawyer with questions about the legal validity of Trump¡¯s executive order and its practical implications. The court has a 6-3 conservative majority.
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