The 14th Amendment survived today — by a slim margin.

The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship in a 6-3 ruling — in some important ways, a 5-4 ruling — a rare act of defiance against President Donald Trump. The Court’s refusal to upend over 100 years of precedent on the president’s racist whim should be cause for celebration. But the real story is how frighteningly close this court came to ending America as we know it.

When the highest court in the nation comes this close to fracturing the Constitution, we cannot afford to look away or sugarcoat the truth. While other outlets celebrate a narrow escape, HuffPost will continue to call out judicial overreach and report aggressively on the forces targeting our fundamental rights.

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