Darrell A. H. Miller offers constitutional insight to SCOTUS argument
Supreme Court arguments over Trump's birthright citizenship order end after two hours
During the arguments, the justices cast doubt on Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship.
While the concept is relatively are rare around the world, about three dozen countries guarantee citizenship to children born on their territory.
The U.S. as a birthright ‘outlier’
Only a couple dozen countries around the world have birthright citizenship, which Sauer said makes the U.S. “an outlier among modern nations.”
That comment was striking to Darrell A. H. Miller, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School and a scholar whose focus includes constitutional law and legal history.
The “argument about United States birthright citizenship being an outlier compared to other Western nations is peculiar, given the way this administration trumpets American exceptionalism in other contexts,” he said in an email.
Trump’s appearance caused a brief stir in the courtroom.
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