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My answer is that it is inappropriate for a sitting judge or for a nominee to a judicial position to offer opinions on constitutional questions that are percolating at that time and may well come before that judge or that nominee. It may turn out to be a very simple question,
Alito said
It may turn out to be a complicated question. Without studying the question, I don't know and I wouldn't—and even if I had an initial impression, I wouldn't voice it here. I would have to go through the whole judicial decision-making process before reaching a conclusion that I would be willing to express."
He continuedThe 14th Amendment is clear. Anyone born in the United States is a citizen. This is consistent with Supreme Court precedent as well,
he saidThe executive order tries to define what it means to be 'subject to the jurisdiction' of the United States, but it goes against prior case law. It is the role of the courts to interpret the law, not the executive branch,
she saidAll persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
The order seeks to clarify the 14th Amendment, which states
The President has no authority to rewrite or nullify a constitutional amendment or duly enacted statute. Nor is he empowered by any other source of law to limit who receives United States citizenship at birth,
the lawsuit by 18 Democratic-led states saidIf this unprecedented executive action is allowed to stand, both Plaintiffs and their residents will suffer immediate and irreparable harm,
it arguesUnder the Order, such children born after February 19, 2025 – who would have been unquestionably deemed citizens had they been born two days ago – will lack any legal status in the eyes of the federal government,
the states argueThese lawsuits are nothing more than an extension of the Left’s resistance – and the Trump administration is ready to face them in court,
he saidArticle II, Section I of the United States Constitution and the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantee citizenship to individuals born within the United States. The Supreme Court has also recognized in a 19th century case, United States v. Wong Kim Ark, the 'fundamental rule of citizenship by birth,'
Nekritin saidTrump would be much better off focusing on lowering taxes and cracking down on immigrants who are here illegally and have committed crimes,
the journalist concluded
I’ve looked at multiple polls, looked at the question asked multiple different ways,
he continuedYou don’t really see consistency like this across many poll questions but you see it here,
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I am only a citizen because of birthright citizenship, and the attempt to violate the law, to undermine so much of what we stand for, so much of what has gotten us to this point as a society, as a community, as a country, as one of the very first actions … is a reminder of how much each and every one of us is needed right now to buckle down and and be involved at the city level,
Wu said
Lawrence council to discuss report that called for police chief’s termination, ... City councilors plan to meet Wednesday night to discuss a controversial consultant’s report that calls for the termination of former Provisional Police Chief William Castro. Released a week ago, the report calls for Castro’s firing for falsifying a police report while he was police chief and then lying about it, among other transgressions.”
by Jill Harmacinski, The Eagle-TribuneOutside report calls UMass protest breakup reasonable but tweaks Reyes on handling of it,
by Scott Merzbach, Daily Hampshire GazetteFamilies of Afghans abroad anxious as Trump halts resettlement, parole programs,
by Sarah Betancourt, GBH NewsTrans Americans deserve to be treated with dignity and respect,
Campbell said in a post on X yesterdayRadical Leftists can either choose to swim against the tide and reject the overwhelming will of the people, or they can get on board and work with President Trump,
White House deputy press secretary Harrison Fields said
The US has managed to completely avoid that, because our political identity has for centuries now been borne on the premise that, if you're born in the US, you are an American,
said Guerra