Former President Donald Trump has announced he plans to ask the Supreme Court to rehear a case involving birthright citizenship, a move legal experts consider highly unlikely to succeed.
The last time the Supreme Court granted a rehearing request after it had already issued a final decision was in 1965.
In its entire history, the court has only once reversed its own ruling after rehearing a case.
Legal analysts note that the high court rarely agrees to revisit cases once a decision has been handed down.
The case in question centers on the constitutional guarantee of citizenship for anyone born on U.S. soil.
Trump’s announcement comes amid his ongoing efforts to challenge long-standing interpretations of the 14th Amendment.
The Supreme Court’s current conservative majority has not indicated any willingness to take up such a request.
Observers say the practical odds of the court granting a rehearing are extremely slim.
The 1965 rehearing involved a procedural matter and did not overturn a substantive ruling.
Trump’s legal team has not yet filed a formal motion with the court.
The former president has made immigration and citizenship issues central themes of his political platform.
