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Trump administration loses its bid to revoke birthright citizenship

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published July 1, 2026 at 1:50 PM EDT
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The Supreme Court of the United States has upheld the legal concept of birthright citizenship. But it was not a unanimous decision.

We sit down with legal experts to examine what the justices said, and the implications of this decision.

In studio:

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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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