Press Statement  AG Campbell Issues Statement On SCOTUS Ruling Upholding Birthright Citizenship

Boston — Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement in response to today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Trump v. Barbara, upholding the constitutional right to birthright citizenship:   

“For more than 150 years, the Fourteenth Amendment has stood as a cornerstone of equal protection under the law, born out of our nation’s fight to end slavery and oppression.  
  
Without the Fourteenth Amendment, I could not have run to become Attorney General of Massachusetts.  
  
Today, the Supreme Court left in place the principle that the President cannot rewrite the Constitution by executive order, and birthright citizenship remains settled law.  
  
I am also mindful that this was a razor thin victory. That should remind all of us that our rights and freedoms are not self-executing. Some continue to test the limits of our Constitution in an effort to narrow who belongs in this country, who gets to fully participate in our democracy, and who gets to make those decisions.  
  
As Attorney General, I will continue to defend the Constitution, the rule of law, and the promise of equal protection as envisioned by my ancestors.”