Compendium of links to my writings relevant the holiday celebrating the abolition of slavery.
I participated, along with prominent legal scholars Gabriel Chin and Paul Finkelman.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision gutting the federal Voting Rights Act could upend American politics and trigger a new rush to redraw congressional districts. The opinion released on Wednesday, in a case called Louisiana v. Callais, holds sweeping consequences for how states and local governments draw district lines at all levels of government, from Congress to […]
A compilation of posts by various legal scholars, including myself.
It is often useful to consult the original source.
It was surprising that the Solicitor General did not appear to have thought much about the extent of Congress' legislative power under Section 5.
As the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last week about the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, Justice Sonia Sotomayor seemed skeptical. The order as written applies only to babies born in the future, and the Trump administration has asked the court to exclude current citizens from any decision. Still, […]
I oppose Trump's efforts to deny birthright citizenship chiildren of undocumented immigrants. But birthright citizenship is not the ideal policy.
This is yet another sign he’s regressing to the age of 2. He can’t sit still. What a distraction! We assume he’s trying to intimidate the court. Looks like it isn’t making one d*mn bit of difference. It’s way past time for them to grow a spine. It would have been better if it were […]
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A combative line of questioning from Justice Amy Coney Barrett could have been the death knell for Donald Trump’s scheme to undo birthright citizenship.
Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued Wednesday on behalf of the Trump administration that children should not receive citizenship if their parents lack “domicile” in the U.S.—an attempt to strip citizenship from people born in the U.S. to…
Protester sign outside of the U.S. Supreme Court
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Fox News Contributor and George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley discussed the birthright citizenship case in front of the Supreme Court and said that it was “hilarious” to listen
The post FNC’s Turley: ‘Hilarious’ to Watch Lefty Justices Sound Like Scalia on Birthright Citizenship appeared first on Breitbart.
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Someone is unhappy with SCOTUS. Awwwwww. His case isn’t going the way he wants. So, he cuts his appearance short and leaves, then rants and cries about it. There is no pity for him. SCOTUS is occasionally their own people, not Trump sycophants, and he can’t stand it. He has ridiculous fits over the stupidest […]
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday seemed poised to reject the Trump administration’s attempt to redefine the constitutional right to birthright citizenship, and instead uphold the country’s long understanding of citizenship by birth on American soil. If a majority of Supreme Court justices strikes down President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday seemed poised to reject the Trump administration’s attempt to redefine the constitutional right to birthright citizenship, and instead uphold the country’s long understanding of citizenship by birth on American soil. If a majority of Supreme Court justices strikes down President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship […]
The administration's arguments for denying birthright ctizenship to children of undocumented immigrants are at odds with the main purpose of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case that could reshape the understanding of who is American by birth. The case, Trump v. Barbara, challenges President Donald Trump’s executive order that redefines citizenship to exclude children born to parents who either do not have legal status, or hold temporary legal […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case that could reshape the understanding of who is American by birth. The case, Trump v. Barbara, challenges President Donald Trump’s executive order that redefines citizenship to exclude children born to parents who either do not have legal status, or hold temporary legal […]
Megan, Adam, Jade, and Connor McMurry
Illustration of Gov. Abigail Spanberger in front of the Virginia state capitol
The article explains how all the standard arguments for denying birthright ctizenship to children of undocumented immigrants are at odds with the main purpose of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
The dispute comes amid growing hostility from Republican elected officials in Texas toward the state’s Muslim residents.
All the Trump Administration's arguments for denying birthright ctizenship to children of undocumented immigrants are at odds with the main purpose of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment - granting citizenshp to freed slaves and their descendants.
President Donald Trump speaking at a lectern
Noah Petersen in front of Newton City Hall
Prisoners behind bars
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