Linus Chan

Linus Chan

James H. Binger Clinical Professor of Law
Clinical Professor of Law

Prof. Linus Chan Interviewed in Star Tribune About Pending Supreme Court Ruling on Birthright Citizenship

Professor Linus Chan was interviewed for a Minnesota Star Tribune op-ed about the birthright citizenship ruling pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. The author details the importance of recognizing the Fourteenth Amendment that ensured that anyone born on U.S. soil, with limited exceptions, to be U.S. citizens. The author quoted Prof. Chan when she asked what was at stake with the ruling, expected this summer. He said, “The Fourteenth Amendment sets a constitutional floor. It guarantees citizenship at birth in a way that cannot be undone by executive action.”