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Justice Kavanaugh Questions Congress’s Use of Wong Kim Ark Language in Birthright Citizenship Debate

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April 1, 2026

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Justice Kavanaugh: "If you're in Congress in 1940 and 1952 and you want to limit the scope of Wong Kim Ark…why do you repeat the same language rather than choosing something different…You could use the language from the Civil Rights Act of 1866 or some similar formulation…"

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