There has been much celebration in the conservative camp since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that left wing district judges do not have the authority to impose nationwide injunctions against virtually everything the president was elected to do.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote a strong opinion for the majority which some observers believe was a big step in the right direction to help restore some of her conservative credibility.
Gary Bauer is chairman of the Campaign for Working Families. He is not confident that Barrett will rule on Trump's side when it comes to the actual merits of the birthright citizenship case.
Trump's order would deny citizenship to U.S.-born children of people who are in the country illegally.
"On this I remain pessimistic. I'm encouraged about this opinion and the justice that wrote it for the Court, but I am not at all certain nor am I optimistic that she would be just as pleasing to us when she is looking at the specific case of birthright citizenship,” Bauer said.
Barrett votes with the conservative majority about 90% of the time, according to The Associated Press, but has broken away from conservatives on votes such as presidential immunity, environmental regulation and foreign aid. In doing so she’s earned the reputation, with some, as a swing vote.
So, Bauer says it could come down to the chief justice.
"So you take the three liberals and let's say Barrett votes with them. That's four. So you've got five more justices, 4 of them pretty darn good, and then Roberts. And I'm not confident that Roberts won't take a position on this that will end up disappointing conservatives."
