what was the breakdown on the vote on birthright citizenship

The vote was 6-3 to strike down President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship. The majority included Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett; the dissenters were Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch.

Breakdown

Vote| Justices
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Majority 6| Roberts, Thomas? no; Kavanaugh, Barrett, and the Court’s liberal justices 10
Dissent 3| Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch 10

What it means

The ruling means birthright citizenship remains in place for now, and the Court rejected the executive order as written. The decision was described as unusually long and consequential, reflecting how significant the issue is.

One note

Different outlets may summarize the vote quickly before the full opinion text is fully parsed, but the reported bottom line was 6-3 against the order.

TL;DR: 6-3 against Trump’s order; Roberts, Kavanaugh, and Barrett joined the liberal justices in the majority, while Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissented.