Carol Nackenoff
@cnacken1.bsky.social
Richter Professor Emerita and Senior Research Scholar, Swarthmore College (PA)
Political science
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Law
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The first amicus brief mentioned by Linda Greenhouse in her NYT piece on the tariff case (known as Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump) has 9 signers. I am one. Thanks to Democracy Forward, Corey Brettschneider, and the others who participated, including my former student, Gilbert Orbea.
Reposted by Anna O. Law
Opinion | Tune In to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The Justices Will Be Squirming.
www.nytimes.com
Tune In to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The Justices Will Be Squirming. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/o...
Carol Nackenoff
@cnacken1.bsky.social
· Jul 12
How citizenship chaos was averted, for now, by a class action injunction against Trump’s birthright citizenship order
The Supreme Court can still invalidate the newest national injunction and allow the order to go into effect anywhere it is not currently barred from doing so. That would create administrative chaos, t...
theconversation.com
Carol Nackenoff
@cnacken1.bsky.social
· Jun 16
I think this recent op-ed by emeritus law professor and terrific scholar Christian Fritz will be of interest to some of you. I post it, entitled "The Constitution--Not Trump--Demands Allegiance" with his permission.
abqjournal-nm.newsmemory.com?publink=1b93...
abqjournal-nm.newsmemory.com?publink=1b93...
Carol Nackenoff
@cnacken1.bsky.social
· Mar 13
Thanks, Susan and Lilly! Enjoyed your excellent questions and the chance to share views with Anna, Julie and you all
Carol Nackenoff
@cnacken1.bsky.social
· Mar 13
How Trump is creating an American caste system
If the administration's birthright citizenship executive order is implemented, "there will be a new kind of stratification" in the United States.
www.motherjones.com
Birthright citizenship changes? They portend caste hierarchies that will affect citizens as well. Here is my recent Mother Jones interview: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Carol Nackenoff
@cnacken1.bsky.social
· Feb 10
This Man Won Birthright Citizenship for All
When officials denied that he was a citizen, Wong Kim Ark took his case to the Supreme Court and won. Today, that decision is the focus of debate over who can be an American.
www.nytimes.com
Here's a new piece on Wong Kim Ark and birthright citizenship from Amy Qin (NY Times)--I am not quoted but served as a background source. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
Carol Nackenoff
@cnacken1.bsky.social
· Feb 10
The end of law?
The Trump regime is refusing to be bound by the federal courts. Where will this end?
robertreich.substack.com
Robert Reich talks about one of the big concerns I have robertreich.substack.com/p/what-to-do...
Carol Nackenoff
@cnacken1.bsky.social
· Jan 24
Analysis: How the modern Supreme Court might look at the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship | CNN Politics
In the few days since he returned to the White House, President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders and mass pardons have shattered political and legal norms. But one order is in a category of it...
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I've been giving some interviews on the Trump birthright citizenship executive order (because of the book J. Novkov and I wrote, American By Birth, but here is something good by way of introduction and background that I had nothing to do with--just thought I'd share:
www.cnn.com/2025/01/23/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/23/p...