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Dangling0826

(66 posts) Wed Jun 17, 2026, 09:12 AM Jun 17

Should I be nervous that the Supreme Court is taking so long to release its ruling on the citizenship question? [View all]

During the oral arguments, it looked like the Supreme Court was most likely just going to reaffirm the 1898 Wong Kim Ark precedent, so why is it taking so long? It is making me nervous. I still think Trump will lose this case, but the Court could be weakening precedent by saying maybe this issue is up to Congress, which would open a Pandora's box of problems. Or is it just Thomas and Alito holding it up with dissents? I would like people's opinions.

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Should I be nervous that the Supreme Court is taking so long to release its ruling on the citizenship question? [View all] Dangling0826 Jun 17 OP

I am getting nervous also LetMyPeopleVote Jun 17 #1

It was and is an issue for Congress. Lochloosa Jun 17 #2

The SC gutted the voting rights act hookaleft Jun 17 #13

Many of us are edgy. What will this mean? mwmisses4289 Jun 17 #3

No you aren't. I thought it was due to be released a month ago or so underpants Jun 17 #4

It will be out at the latest a couple of weeks. n/t Jacson6 Jun 17 #5

No, you should be nervous the Uncle Tom & Alito are still alive and ruling RainCaster Jun 17 #6

Alito is still searching the Farmer's Almanac for citations to use dalton99a Jun 17 #7

The biggest rulings are often held for the end of the term Fiendish Thingy Jun 17 #8

The biggest cases wait until the end of therm Dangling0826 Jun 17 #10

If they do, they will be cutting their own throats Fiendish Thingy Jun 17 #11

We need to that anyways Dangling0826 Jun 17 #12

I agree Fiendish Thingy Jun 17 #14

SCOTUS is looking for a tarp. Sneederbunk Jun 17 #9

There's a tarp in NYC they can take. dickthegrouch Jun 17 #15