Italy's Citizenship Law Faces Legal Challenge
Italy's far-right government issued a 2025 decree restricting ancestry-based citizenship to descendants beyond two generations.
Constitutional court upheld the law, but supreme court may clarify its scope.
Mellone argued restriction should apply only to those born after the law's enactment, affecting 14 million Italians.
Applicant Alexis Traino said, 'I want to contribute to Italy and be a citizen.'. 12 others attended the hearing in solidarity with citizenship claims halted by the law.
Supreme court expected to issue binding ruling in weeks.
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