Current and Historical Challenges to Birthright Citizenship
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Charlotte Cavaille, Samuel Erman, Ian Shin, Margo SchlangerDate & time
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The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow restrictions on birthright citizenship to partly take effect, even as the initial executive order is blocked nationwide by three federal appeals courts.
Join faculty experts to learn about Birthright Citizenship in the United States: the historical context (including the origins of the 14th Amendment), the Trump Administration's executive order seeking to restrict it, the litigation that has so far blocked that effort, and how all this fits into the current constitutional and political moment.
Charlotte Cavaille
Charlotte Cavaillé is an assistant professor of public policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Through her research she examines the dynamics of popular attitudes towards redistributive social policies at a time of rising inequality, high fiscal stress, and high levels of immigration.
Samuel Erman
Sam Erman is a professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School. A scholar of law and history, his research and teaching focuses on citizenship, the Constitution, empire, race, and legal change.
Ian Shin
Ian Shin is an assistant professor of American Culture in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan. he is a social and cultural historian of the United States, whose research and teaching focus on Asian American history and on the history of the U.S. in the Pacific World between 1850 and 1950.
Margo Schlanger
Margo Schlanger is the Wade H. and Dores M. McCree Collegiate Professor of Law at the University of Michigan. She is an authority on civil rights issues and civil and criminal detention. She teaches about constitutional law, torts, and civil rights, including classes related to jails and prisons. She also founded and runs the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse.
