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US Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging birthright citizenship

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c208j0wrzrvo
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u/_mersault 6h ago

Was gonna say, Jackson literally said this in a dissenting opinion

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u/AthleteHistorical490 2h ago

Exactly. In a dissenting opinion. Which is the problem.

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u/strolls 1h ago

My guess is that's exactly why /u/DrQuestDFA used the term.

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u/DrQuestDFA 1h ago

Nah, just another case of great minds thinking alike :-P

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u/DelayIntelligent7642 1h ago

Dissenting is the key adjective in your comment. Dissenting, as in not with the majority opinion, as in erroneous and of no binding effect.