U.S. Supreme Court,
Immigration,
Constitutional Law
Jul. 20, 2020
Supreme court quietly eliminates critical constitutional protections
The U.S. Constitution states, in no uncertain terms, that all “persons” within the United States are entitled to due process of law. For more than a century, the U.S. Supreme Court and the executive branch have interpreted this bedrock requirement as providing a constitutional due process right to every man, woman, and child found within the territorial limits of the United States. Until now.





Joshua S. Lipshutz
Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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Stanford Univ Law School; Stanford CA


Zach Tan
Associate
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
The U.S. Constitution states, in no uncertain terms, that all "persons" within the United States are entitled to due process of law. For more than a century, the U.S. Supreme Court and the executive branch have interpreted this bedrock requirement as providing a constitutional due process right to every man, woman, and child found within the territorial limits of the United States.
Until now. In a cursory three-page analysis toward...
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