On the recordMarch 13, 2025
This was a move that, in my view, is so far from constitutional that no judge worthy of their name would ever rule in a different direction.
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democracynow.orgThis was a move that, in my view, is so far from constitutional that no judge worthy of their name would ever rule in a different direction.
Gertner criticized attempts to end birthright citizenship as unconstitutional.
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