#14th-amendment
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Jan. 6 Officers Who Were Beaten by Rioters Sue to Block $1.776B Fund That Would Pay Their Attackers
Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and DC officer Daniel Hodges — both beaten defending the Capitol on Jan. 6 — filed a federal lawsuit to block Trump's $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund." They call it an illegal slush fund to reward insurrectionists, citing the 14th Amendment's ban on paying debts incurred in aid of rebellion. The same pardoned rioters who attacked them could now be paid with taxpayer money — from a fund with no congressional authorization, no transparency, and no statutory basis.
SCOTUS Skeptical of Birthright Order — Roberts: "It's the Same Constitution." Trump Left Halfway Through.
At oral arguments, both liberal and conservative justices challenged Trump's birthright citizenship order. Roberts: "It's the same Constitution." Jackson: "Are we bringing pregnant women in for depositions?" Trump attended — the first president ever — but left halfway through.
Attempted to End Birthright Citizenship by Executive Order
Trump signed an executive order attempting to strip citizenship from babies born on U.S. soil — directly contradicting the 14th Amendment and 130+ years of Supreme Court precedent. Federal courts unanimously blocked it as "blatantly unconstitutional."