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Jackson rebukes Thomas over his birthright citizenship dissent

The Hill
June 30, 2026 at 11:20 PM
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Jackson rebukes Thomas over his birthright citizenship dissent

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson admonished fellow Justice Clarence Thomas for his dissent to the high court’s decision upholding birthright citizenship on Tuesday. In a 20-page concurring opinion, Jackson accused Thomas of applying a “narrow vision” of the 14th Amendment in dissenting from the six-justice majority. “Despite his longstanding endorsement of a ‘colorblind’ Constitution, Justice…

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson admonished fellow Justice Clarence Thomas for his dissent to the high court’s decision upholding birthright citizenship on Tuesday. In a 20-page concurring opinion, Jackson accused Thomas of applying a “narrow vision” of the 14th Amendment in dissenting from the six-justice majority. “Despite his longstanding endorsement of a ‘colorblind’ Constitution, Justice…