Justice Sonia Sotomayor's dissent highlights how the Supreme Court's recent ruling on birthright citizenship aligns with the Trump administration's political agenda. The ruling followed an executive order from President Trump aimed at undermining birthright citizenship, guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. Despite lower courts ruling the executive order unconstitutional, the Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled that injunctions only protect the suing states, potentially allowing constitutional rights to be disregarded in other areas. Sotomayor argues that this decision creates a dangerous precedent that undermines the judiciary's role in protecting rights.
"The gamesmanship in this request is apparent and the Government makes no attempts to hide it. Yet shamefully, this Court plays along."
"By allowing the conservative supermajority to take away one of the judiciary's main tools for upholding the law, this decision sets a troubling precedent."
#supreme-court #birthright-citizenship #trump-administration #justice-sotomayor #constitutional-rights
Collection
[
|
...
]