The Korea Times
WASHINGTON — With President Donald Trump attending, the Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments over the legality of his directive to restrict birthright citizenship in the U.S., a contentious part of his efforts to curb immigration that would upend long-held understanding of a key constitutional provision. Some of the justices including conservative Chief Justice John Roberts asked tough questions of the Justice Department lawyer defending Trump's action. The justices were hearing the Trump administration's appeal of a lower court's decision that blocked his executive order directing U.S. agencies not to recognize the citizenship of children born in the United States if neither parent is an American citizen or legal permanent resident, also called a "green card" holder. Trump, wearing a red tie and dark suit, was sitting in the front row of the public gallery of the ornate courtroom. Trump became the first sitting president to attend an oral argument at the Supreme Court, according to Clare Cushman, the resident historian at the Supreme Court Historical Society. 'Priceless and prof
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