Supreme Court to Hear Birthright Citizenship Challenge, Google Faces Antitrust Ruling

Supreme Court and Birthright Citizenship

• 📌 The Supreme Court will hear arguments on May 15th regarding President Trump's executive order that seeks to restrict automatic birthright citizenship.
• ⚖️ The case centers on the interpretation of the "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" clause in the 14th Amendment, questioning whether non-citizens residing in the U.S. are truly subject to its jurisdiction.
• 📜 This challenge could potentially alter the long-standing understanding that virtually all individuals born on U.S. soil are granted citizenship.
• ⚠️ The executive order aims to limit citizenship to babies with at least one U.S. citizen or green card holder parent, affecting children of those on temporary visas.

Google's Antitrust Case

• 🎯 A federal judge has ruled that Google illegally monopolized certain online advertising technology markets, a significant blow to a core part of its business.
• 📈 This ruling is the second major antitrust decision against Google, focusing on its control over the ad tech pipeline, from ad servers to ad placement on websites.
• 🧩 The Department of Justice is seeking remedies, including the potential sale of Google's DoubleClick unit, though its integration makes this complex.
• 🏛️ Google has stated it will appeal this part of the case, though it won on the aspect concerning display ads.

Broader Tech Reckoning

• 🌐 These cases signify a larger reckoning for powerful tech companies, with antitrust lawsuits also targeting Amazon, Meta, and Apple.
• 🤝 There is a rare bipartisan consensus on antitrust issues, with both the Trump and Biden administrations pursuing cases against big tech.