Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has sparked controversy with a scathing dissent in the case of Trump v. Barbara, a challenge to the Trump administration's efforts to end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants. In his dissent, Justice Thomas cited the work of two prominent law scholars, Randy Barnett and Josh Blackman, whose research on the topic has been influential in shaping the debate. Barnett's book, "Randy's Trump Is Right on Birthright Citizenship," and Blackman's annotated transcript of a 19th-century Supreme Court justice's lectures, are among the key sources cited by Justice Thomas in his argument. The decision has reignited the national debate over immigration policy and the role of birthright citizenship in the US Constitution.
The dissent cited Randy's Trump Is Right on Birthright Citizenship and an annotated transcript of John Marshall Harlan's 1897-98 Lectures on… The post Congratulations to Randy Barnett and Josh Blackman, Whose Work Was Cited by Justice Thomas's Dissent in <i>Trump v. Barbara</i> appeared first on Reason.com.
