You would have a huge statelessness problem if you don't consider a child born abroad a U.S. citizen.
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All respect for the office of the presidency aside, I assumed that the obvious and unadulterated decline of freedom and constitutional sovereignty, not to mention the efforts to curb the power of judicial review, spoke for itself.Ruth Bader Ginsburg
She never envisioned a legal career for me, but she did think it was very important that I be able to support myself, and I think she would be pleased to see what has become of me.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
When police or prosecutors conceal significant exculpatory or impeaching material, we hold, it is ordinarily incumbent on the state to set the record straight.
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I said on the equality side of it, that it is essential to a woman's equality with man that she be the decision-maker, that her choice be controlling.
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Arizona presents no specific reason for excepting capital defendants from the constitutional protections extended to defendants generally, and none is readily apparent.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
So that's the dissenter's hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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