Dawn Dispatch

It’s Friday! We made it to the end of another week, and I hope your day is off to a good start - let’s jump into the May 16th installment of the Dawn Dispatch…

Supreme Court Heard Arguments on Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Proposal

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether lower courts have the authority to issue nationwide injunctions blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order, which seeks to end automatic birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents who are illegally or temporarily present. Solicitor General D. John Sauer defended the administration’s position, while New Jersey Solicitor General Jeremy Feigenbaum represented over a dozen states challenging the injunctions’ scope. The Court is not evaluating the order’s constitutionality but rather whether courts can indefinitely halt its enforcement with universal injunctions, a practice that has blocked the order since lower courts issued preliminary injunctions. Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh pressed Sauer on logistical challenges, such as how hospitals and states would implement the order, while others questioned the implications of limiting nationwide injunctions and forcing individual lawsuits.

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Planned Parenthood Faces Funding Cuts in GOP Reconciliation Bill

The Republican reconciliation bill that could curb Planned Parenthood’s $792 million in public funding, part of a broader push to defund the organization, as noted by KFF and Live Action. The bill, tied to Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” targets Title X funding and Medicaid reimbursements, following Planned Parenthood’s 2023-24 report of $2 billion in total funding, including $684 million from private contributions. Pro-life advocates, like Lila Rose, called it a “historic moment” to end taxpayer support for the nation’s largest abortion provider, which saw a 50% increase in public funds since 2013.