Kate Shaw

“The question isn’t whether conservatives will mobilize against birthright citizenship and Barbara, but whether progressives will also mobilize to defend the settled understanding of the Constitution’s citizenship clause — as they very much need to,”

Kate Shaw · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-08

Shaw argued that progressives need to mobilize to defend the settled understanding of the Constitution's citizenship clause.

“every reason to think that the fight for the future of birthright citizenship will resemble recent fights over federal constitutional protections for abortion.”

Kate Shaw · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-08

Shaw drew a parallel between the birthright citizenship fight and recent battles over federal constitutional protections for abortion.