Supreme Court rules granting citizenship based on gender is unconstitutional

Published June 12, 2017 4:50pm ET



The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that a law that gives birthright citizenship preference to children of unwed mothers over unwed fathers is unconstitutional, saying it violates the Fifth Amendment’s equal protection guarantee.

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