Hale Institute Podcast

Episode 46: Birthright Citizenship (feat. Ilan Wurman)

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Show Notes

With Trump v. Barbara before the Supreme Court, Ilan Wurman, professor of law at the University of Minnesota, joins the show to discuss his scholarship on the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment citizenship clause. JURISDICTION AND CITIZENSHIP by Ilan Wurmanhttps://journals.law.harvard.edu/jlpp/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2026/02/49.Wurman.pdfClearing Up Confusion on Birthright Citizenship by Ilan Wurmanhttps://americanmind.org/salvo/clearing-up-confusion-on-birthright-citizenship/BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE PROFESSOR ILAN WURMAN IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONERShttps://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-365/392842/20260127175852031_Trump%20v%20Barbara%20-%20Wurman%20Amicus%20Brief%20-%20FINAL.pdfThe Constitution of 1789: A New Introduction by Ilan WurmanAmazon.com: The Constitution of 1789: A New Introduction: 9781009485692: Wurman, Ilan: Books

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