"Roberts called some of what's undergirding Sauer's arguments 'quirky and idiosyncratic.' Gorsuch quizzed Sauer on immigration laws in 1868 when the 14th Amendment was enacted, stating that some of Sauer's sources were 'like going back to Roman law.'"
"Kavanaugh pressed Sauer on the language differences between the 14th Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, questioning why the 14th Amendment did not use the phrase 'not subject to any foreign power.'"
"Kavanaugh dismissed the relevance of other countries not having birthright citizenship, stating, 'I'm not seeing the relevance as a legal, interpretive matter.'"
Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism towards Solicitor General D. John Sauer's arguments against birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented immigrants. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett raised challenging questions. Gorsuch critiqued Sauer's sources, while Kavanaugh highlighted differences between the 14th Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1866. The justices' inquiries indicated potential swing votes and a complex legal landscape surrounding the interpretation of citizenship rights.
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