Up First from NPRSupreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, issues final rulings of its term

Textualists Ignore Their Own Text

13:22–14:09 · 48s

Kim Wehle highlights the irony that self-proclaimed textualist justices split 5-4 over language that simply echoes the 14th Amendment’s plain words, framing the debate as a win for those seeking to dismantle birthright citizenship.

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