WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Chris Murphy issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's 5-4 (https://www.vox.com/culture/493694/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-trump-barbara) decision in Trump v. Barbara to reject Donald Trump's unconstitutional executive order and affirm citizenship for children born in the United States:
"It's just shocking this was a 5-4 ruling. The plain language of the Constitution is clear, and the fact that four justices chose to willingly ignore the Constitution in order to give Trump a total victory is a sign that this court is badly broken. I'm glad for the decision but deeply worried about the growing overt politicization of t...