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bronxiteforever

(10,637 posts) Fri Jun 27, 2025, 11:57 AM Jun 27

"No right is safe" Sotomayor lets us know none are safe.

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"No right is safe" Sotomayor lets us know none are safe. (Original Post) bronxiteforever Jun 27 OP

LInk? Source? Amaryllis Jun 27 #1

Quote from her opinion bronxiteforever Jun 27 #2

THank you. Amaryllis Jun 27 #4

A couple of Class Action lawsuits have already been filed to get around this ruling LetMyPeopleVote Jun 27 #3

Amaryllis

(10,580 posts)

1. LInk? Source?

Reply to bronxiteforever (Original post)

Fri Jun 27, 2025, 12:42 PM

Jun 27

bronxiteforever

(10,637 posts)

2. Quote from her opinion

Reply to Amaryllis (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 27, 2025, 12:55 PM

Jun 27

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/scotus-birthright-decision-dissent_n_685ea633e4b0bc17d54c6b83

The 14th Amendment plainly extends citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” she noted. “That means what it says.”
In failing to uphold that plain Constitutional pillar, she warned, “No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates.”

Sotomayor Warns No One Is Safe After Birthright Citizenship Ruling
https://newrepublic.com/post/197363/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-sotomayor-dissent

Amaryllis

(10,580 posts)

4. THank you.

Reply to bronxiteforever (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 27, 2025, 06:58 PM

Jun 27

LetMyPeopleVote

(166,564 posts)

3. A couple of Class Action lawsuits have already been filed to get around this ruling

Reply to bronxiteforever (Original post)

Fri Jun 27, 2025, 03:59 PM

Jun 27

Class actions are a way around this ruling

Link to tweet

That was quick

There are already TWO new class action lawsuits challenging Trump birthright citizenship order

Suits designed to adjust to today's Supreme Court ruling

Including one by ACLU, which says "This executive order directly opposes our Constitution, values & history"

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