Roberts and Barrett Anchor Pivotal Majorities on Voting and Birthright Status

By Edward Foley · SCOTUSblog · 2026-07-14

According to reporting from SCOTUSblog, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett provided the decisive votes in two landmark rulings that secured birthright citizenship and protected extended mail-in ballot deadlines. By joining the court's liberal wing, the two c

According to reporting from SCOTUSblog, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett provided the decisive votes in two landmark rulings that secured birthright citizenship and protected extended mail-in ballot deadlines. By joining the court's liberal wing, the two c