Key quotes from the supreme court birthright ruling: ‘Citizenship is the right to have rights’
John Roberts wrote majority opinion, while Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote concurring opinion and Brett Kavanaugh dissented in part
TL;DR
- The Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump's executive order that aimed to end birthright citizenship.
- Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, stating the order violated the 14th Amendment.
- Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson joined Roberts' majority opinion.
- Justice Amy Coney Barrett also joined the majority, while Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed with the judgment but dissented in part.
- Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch filed dissenting opinions.
- Key quotes highlight debates over the definition of 'allegiance' and 'citizenship' in relation to the 14th Amendment.
- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's concurring opinion directly addressed and rebuked Justice Thomas's interpretation.
- Dissenting opinions argued that the order was consistent with the original public meaning of the Citizenship Clause or that Congress could legislate exceptions.