Trump v. Barbara
146 S. Ct. 2438 · Decided June 30, 2026 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Trump v. Barbara was decided on June 30, 2026 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Immigration, citizenship” in the Civil Rights area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2025
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 25-365
Case details
- Citations
- 146 S. Ct. 2438 · 225 L. Ed. 2d 876 · 2026 U.S. LEXIS 2885
- Docket number
- 25-365
- Decided
- June 30, 2026
- Argued
- April 1, 2026
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Immigration, citizenship
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (citizenship clause)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Concurrence | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Concurrence |
Full case caption
Trump v. Barbara
SCDB identifiers: case 2025-059, docket 2025-059-01.
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Other cases on “Immigration, citizenship”
- Sessions v. Morales-SantanaLaw held unconstitutional
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- Astrup v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
- Berenyi v. District Director
Cases on the same legal provision: Fourteenth Amendment (citizenship clause)
- Rogers v. Bellei
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Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error