{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Trump's Birthright Citizenship Arguments Were Laughed Out of Court","description":"... and they really never should have been laughed in to court in the first place. OA1249 - Solicitor General D. John Sauer got plenty of laughs when he brought his best April Fool\u2019s Day game to the Supreme Court this week, and we\u2019re here to break down the&amp;nbsp; single stupidest case the federal government has ever presented. Matt brings the receipts to show just how badly the Trump administration\u2019s arguments against the plain text of the Constitution and the binding precedent of U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark (1898) went, and why he is willing to bet his house on the fact that even this SCOTUS will have no choice but to find that \u201call persons born or naturalized in the United States\u201d means exactly what it says that it means.&amp;nbsp;   \u201cProtecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,\u201d The White House (1\/20\/2026)   U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898)[PDF]   Brief for the Petitioners in Trump v. Barbara   Brief for Respondents in Trump v. Barbara   Trump v. Barbara Supreme Court oral argument transcript (4\/1\/2026)   Amicus brief filed by Prof. Evan Bernick &amp;amp; Prof. Jed Shugerman   Check out the OA Linktree for all the places to go and things to do! ","author_name":"Opening Arguments","author_url":"http:\/\/openargs.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40720505\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/40720505"}