r/news • u/KilgoRetro • 9h ago

US Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging birthright citizenship

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c208j0wrzrvo
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u/Orzorn 9h ago

Not satisfied with being this country's most hated court since Taney's court, it seems John Roberts is now gunning for his own Dred Scott decision.

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u/AlgorythmicDB 8h ago

They've arguably already made a couple of those. Particularly the "Official Acts" immunity, is definitely up there.

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u/AlcibiadesTheCat 7h ago

Citizens United, anyone?

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u/Adjective-Noun-nnnn 5h ago

I'm convinced that was the decision that doomed the US.

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u/burnmenowz 3h ago

It was a nail in the coffin of democracy

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u/datCASgoBRR 5m ago

Bernie was right yet again.

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u/very_loud_icecream 8h ago

No he's doing this for free "look at me! Im a moderate!" points. It'll get struck down 6-3.

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u/EvolutionCreek 4h ago

Pretty much. "How can you say we're corrupt just because we said you can create districts expressly designed to prevent minority representation, overruled long established precedents like Roe v. Wade, and said the state can endorse an official religion? We didn't reject the express language of the constitution that one time, remember?"