Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh launched a series of pointed questions at a Trump administration lawyer about the president’s plan to end birthright citizenship. The shockingly blunt approach during oral arguments Thursday signaled an apparent opposition to the administration’s arguments.

Justices sharply questioned Solicitor General D. John Sauer over the president's bid to end birthright citizenship and limit nationwide injunctions.

The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Thursday with what it called a “modest” request in its effort to end the constitutional right of birthright citizenship.