Ketanji Brown Jackson suggests that Thomas is repeating the Dred Scott decision.
Supreme Court Debates Birthright Citizenship with Divergent Opinions Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson expressed her dissent on Tuesday regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld birthright citizenship. She criticized Justice Clarence Thomas, suggesting he was echoing the “core tenets” of the infamous Dred Scott decision. In her agreement with the majority opinion in Trump v. Barbara, […]
Jackson Claims Thomas Aims to Revisit ‘Core Principle’ of Dred Scott
Supreme Court Rules on Birthright Citizenship In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States determined that denying U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants their birthright citizenship contravenes the Fourteenth Amendment. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson supported this decision, which was in response to Justice Clarence Thomas’s dissent. The decision, passed with a 6-3 vote, […]
The Supreme Court’s ruling brings the United States back to the constitutional nightmares of Dred Scott.
Supreme Court Decision on Universal Injunctions Sparks Debate The recent Supreme Court ruling addresses the legality of “universal injunctions,” revisiting an ongoing debate regarding constitutional jurisdiction. In her majority opinion, Judge Amy Coney Barrett stated that federal district courts lack the authority to issue such injunctions, marking another instance of the originalist perspective. On the […]