Jackson alleges Thomas mimics racist ruling
The article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold birthright citizenship, rejecting former President Trump's executive order. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized Justice Clarence Thomas's view that the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause was primarily meant to benefit freed slaves, arguing that it was intended to include all individuals born in the U.S., regardless of parentage. Jackson emphasized the historical purpose of the Reconstruction Amendments as measures against race-based subordination, contrasting with Thomas’s interpretation that restricts citizenship based on parental domicile. The case marks a significant legal debate on the meaning of birthright citizenship and the Constitution's original intent.
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