Justice Alito: Birthright Citizenship Is 'Grotesque'

Justice Samuel Alito wrote in a dissent to a 5-4 Supreme Court decision on birthright citizenship that "the Court has made a serious mistake." The decision addressed whether birthright citizenship is constitutionally protected. Alito characterized his position on the ruling in his written dissent. The vote was 5-4, with five justices in the majority and four in dissent.

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