Sotomayor: Ruling Against Foreign Spouses Will 'Most Heavily' Harm Same-Sex Couples (www.commondreams.org)

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"The majority's failure to respect the right to marriage in this country consigns U.S. citizens to rely on the fickle grace of other countries' immigration laws."

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

The justices ruled 6-3 along ideological lines in Department of State v. Muñoz that Sandra Muñoz, a civil rights attorney and U.S. citizen, "does not have a fundamental liberty interest in her noncitizen spouse being admitted to the country."

Anybody want to tell Melania about this?

this post was submitted on 22 Jun 2024

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