What are the primary legal arguments presented by the challengers and the government?

The legal arguments split across two separate cases: **Trump v. Barbara** on birthright citizenship and **Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump** on tariffs.

### 1. Arguments in *Trump v. Barbara* (Birthright Citizenship)

**Challengers (represented by the ACLU):** * **Broad Interpretation of Citizenship Clause:** They argue that birthright citizenship applies to almost everyone born on U.S. soil. * **Fixed Exceptions:** They assert that the Citizenship Clause has only narrow, established exceptions: foreign diplomats and hostile occupying forces. * **Precedent:** They rely on *United States v. Wong Kim Ark* to argue that the set of exceptions is fixed and cannot be expanded to include the parental status of the child’s parents.

**Government (Trump Administration):** * **Jurisdiction and Allegiance:** They argue that the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause requires being "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States, which implies a condition of permanent domicile and political allegiance. * **Primary Allegiance:** The government contends that children born to parents who are undocumented or present on temporary visas do not meet this standard because they owe primary allegiance to their parents’ home countries rather than the United States.

### 2. Arguments in *Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump* (Tariffs)

**Government:** * **IEEPA Authority:** The government argued that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) authorizes the President to impose tariffs to address foreign threats.

**Supreme Court (Ruling/Counter-Argument):** * **Major Questions Doctrine:** The Court rejected the government's argument, applying the major questions doctrine. It noted that Congress does not typically delegate highly consequential powers, such as the core power of the purse, through ambiguous statutory language.

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