articleThe Brief An opportunity for the Trump administration to petition the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling on birthright citizenship ended Tuesday. In June, the court struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order, ruling it unconstitutional. The Trump administration had 25 days to ask the justices to take up the case again. The window for the Trump administration to petition the nation’s highest court to reconsider its ruling on birthright citizenship closed this week with no apparent action by the White House or the Justice Department. The clock began when the court handed down its verdict, and the Trump administration had 25 days to ask the court for a second chance.