President Donald Trump pledged to “IMMEDIATELY” ask the Supreme Court for a rehearing days after the justices struck down his executive order banning birthright citizenship in June.
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“This miscarriage of justice will destroy America if they don’t change their absolutely insane decision,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, referring to the high court’s ruling.
But the administration did not immediately ask for a rehearing, and the 25-day window to file such a motion has now closed. The Supreme Court’s docket shows no signs of any action.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
That the president did not ask for a rehearing won’t surprise many legal experts, who said it was highly unlikely the Supreme Court would grant one. The last time the court agreed to do so was in 1965, according to Georgetown law professor Steve Vladeck.
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The Supreme Court ruled Trump’s executive order denying citizenship to children born to mothers in the country illegally or temporarily was unconstitutional in a 6-3 decision that was one of the biggest of the recently concluded term.
Birthright citizenship is the principle that virtually everyone born on U.S. soil is a citizen.
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