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Five Theories, One Bench: What the Birthright Citizenship Fracture Actually Tells Us
The Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Barbara highlights divisions within the conservative justices, as they present differing theories on citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment. The case reveals that originalism, intended to limit judicial interpretation, instead generated multiple conflicting views, indicating a fundamental disagreement on constitutional meaning among the dissenters.
