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Ketanji Brown Jackson: “Their bottom line is that, for certain people, being born on American soil will not suffice to confer citizenship.”

On the recordJuly 1, 2026
Their bottom line is that, for certain people, being born on American soil will not suffice to confer citizenship.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson

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Critiquing the dissenting justices' views on citizenship.

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