Members of the media may directly contact the following experts:
Jamie Liew (English only)
Full Professor, Faculty of Law - Common Law Section.
Professor Liew’s expertise includes immigration and refugee law, with her research touching on statelessness, citizenship status, migration, and constitutional challenges.
Emily Regan Wills (English and French)
Associate Professor, School of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences.
Professor Wills' research interests include transnationalism and US politics.
"The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's blatantly ahistorical and illogical argument on birthright citizenship today, which is a relief to advocates for both immigrant rights and the fundamental rule of law. But the fact that it was a 5-4 decision and – frankly – the challenge was brought at all, points to the problems deeply embedded in the current relationship between the executive and judicial branches."