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Sotomayor: Ruling Against Foreign Spouses Will 'Most Heavily' Harm Same-Sex Couples

www.commondreams.org Sotomayor: Ruling Against Foreign Spouses Will 'Most Heavily' Harm Same-Sex Couples | Common Dreams

"The majority's failure to respect the right to marriage in this country consigns U.S. citizens to rely on the fickle grace of other countries' immigration laws."

Sotomayor: Ruling Against Foreign Spouses Will 'Most Heavily' Harm Same-Sex Couples | Common Dreams

"The majority's failure to respect the right to marriage in this country consigns U.S. citizens to rely on the fickle grace of other countries' immigration laws."

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  • The justices ruled 6-3 along ideological lines in Department of State v. Muñoz that Sandra Muñoz, a civil rights attorney and U.S. citizen, "does not have a fundamental liberty interest in her noncitizen spouse being admitted to the country."

    Anybody want to tell Melania about this?