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It doesn’t matter what meaning you have in your brain, it is not how the word is received. And when you use a word like ‘intifada,’ to many Jewish Americans and Jewish New Yorkers, that means you are permissive for violence against Jews.

a top priority of the Trump administration is to rid America’s food of the artificial dyes

The reverberations of the Court’s error will be felt, I fear, for generations. Unable to condone that grave misjudgment, I dissent.

Today, the threat is to birthright citizenship. Tomorrow, a different administration may try to seize firearms from law-abiding citizens or prevent people of certain faiths from gathering to worship.

The court’s new decision, she said, strikes at the core premise of public schools: that children may come together to learn not the teachings of a particular faith, but a range of concepts and views that reflect our entire society.

It is inconceivable that learning should be shackled to a moment in time.

Given the great diversity of religious beliefs in this country, countless interactions that occur every day in public schools might expose children to messages that conflict with a parents' beliefs.

The result will be chaos for this nation's public schools.

Casting aside longstanding precedent, the Court invents a constitutional right to avoid exposure to ‘subtle’ themes ‘contrary to the religious principles’ that parents wish to instill in their children.

One thing is clear, however, the damage to America’s public education system will be profound.

Schools may instead censor their curricula, stripping material that risks generating religious objections.

The ruling ushered in a 'new reality' that casts aside long-standing precedent.

the Government has made clear in word and deed that it feels itself unconstrained by law, free to deport anyone anywhere without notice or an opportunity to be heard.

The court’s decision is nothing less than an open invitation for the Government to bypass the Constitution.

Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort. With the stroke of a pen, the President has made a ‘solemn mockery’ of our Constitution.

No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates.
