Historian | Writer | Lapsed Lawyer | Professor JHU | Director Hard Histories | Author The Trouble of Color, Vanguard, Birthright Citizens | msjonz@jhu.edu
I follow this so you don’t have to. « 119th CONGRESS. 2d Session. H. R. 9633. To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are not nationals or citizens of the US at birth. » www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.govI’ve been promoting the role of early Black Americans paving the the road to birthright citizenship for more than 20 years; today it mattered more than most. It’s been an honor to support the teams at the ACLU and the LDF Fund along with their clients in this work. hub.jhu.edu/2026/06/30/s...
I’ve been promoting the role of early Black Americans paving the the road to birthright citizenship for more than 20 years; today it mattered more than most. It’s been an honor to support the teams at the ACLU and the LDF Fund along with their clients in this work. hub.jhu.edu/2026/06/30/s...
Johns Hopkins historian Martha Jones cited in SCOTUS ruling affirming birthright citizenshipIn a 6-3 decision, the court reaffirmed the long-held principle that children born in the U.S. are citizenshub.jhu.eduGood morning. Up early in anticipation of a 10 am eastern decision in Trump v. Barbara. A bit of food for thought as you're anticipating too! The SCOTUS brief I submitted with Kate Masur. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25... And our NYTimes op-ed: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/o...
www.supremecourt.govThank you to everyone who is reading and sharing this today!
Andy FixThe Enslaved Woman Who Sued for Freedom and Emancipated Herself www.nytimes.com/interactive/... This article features a Massachusetts lawyer named Theodore Sedgwick, who helped Elizabeth Freeman legally emancipate herself in 1781. I’m proud to say that Theodore Sedgwick is an ancestor of mine.
Happy to share my contribution - an essay on Elizabeth Freeman - and the entire NYTimes Magazine Visions of America project, in print July 4. Freeman’s bequest to us was the struggle for liberty, and that started with family. Read and please comment. We’re reading! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...