Activists are celebrating the ‘birthright citizenship’ ruling outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on the 30th (local time). AP Yonhap News On the 30th (local time), the U.S. Supreme Court put the brakes on President Donald Trump's executive order restricting "birthright citizenship," which automatically grants citizenship to children born in the U.S. According to Reuters, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 opinion on the day, favoring a broad interpretation of birthright citizenship.