Paul M. Collins, 2015 PEP Fellow, is quoted in an article about President Donald Trump’s actions during the early days of his second term, including an executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship

“The idea that a president is authorized to unilaterally reinterpret an amendment [to the U.S. Constitution] is a crazy legal theory,” Collins says. “I think the courts will ultimately reject it, but I would not be surprised if some of Trump’s first-term justices support it.”
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