The Supreme Court’s Slaughter Decision Is Only Half the Battle
Forcing Congress to hold the executive branch is the other half.
Today in Trump v. Barbara the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of citizenship to everyone born in the United States.Thomas Wolf, director of democracy initiatives at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, had the following reaction:“Today’s ruling is the right one amid an avalanche of Supreme Court opinions undermining our democracy. The Court could not have defensibly ruled any differently. The Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed citizenship to everyone born here over 150 years ago. The Supreme Court affirmed that 20 years later in Wong Kim Ark. Meanwhile, the Court has been on an anti-democratic rampage.“In just the past few weeks alone, the Court further undermined the Voting Rights Act, encouraged more aggressive partisan gerrymandering, dangerously expanded presidential power over federal agencies, and further depleted protections for immigrants. This ruling does not make up for all the damage the Court has done this term.”
Forcing Congress to hold the executive branch is the other half.
The U.S. men’s national team is set to play in the Round of 16 during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but the team will be without its best player. Folarin Balogun was shown a controversial red card early in the second half of Wednesday’s match against Bosnia Herzegovina. Christian Pulisic (right) consoles teammate Folarin Balogun...
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