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Sonia Sotomayor: “Today, the threat is to birthright citizenship. Tomorrow, a different administration may try to seize firearms from…”

On the recordJune 27, 2025
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.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York
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huffpost.com
Jun 27, 2025

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Sotomayor warns about the implications of the ruling on various rights.

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