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Sessions v. Morales-Santana (2017)

Supreme Court of the United States - 137 S. Ct. 1678, 198 L. Ed. 2d 150

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In a groundbreaking move, the Supreme Court held unconstitutional specific INA provisions that imposed different citizenship requirements for children born abroad, based on the gender of their U.S.-citizen parent.

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Issue

The issue is the unconstitutional gender discrimination present in the INA's rules for determining citizenship for children born abroad to one U.S.-citizen parent and one non-U.S.-citizen parent.

Conclusion

The Supreme Court concludes that the gender-specific residency and age criteria in the INA violate the Constitution's requirement for equal treatment of male and female citizens. The exception for unwed mothers in the INA is struck down and the general rule of longer physical-presence requirements is extended to all children born abroad to a U.S. parent.

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Rule

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Analysis

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Brief Facts & Holding

Facts

  • The relevant facts pertain to the Supreme Court's ruling that the gender-based differences in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) concerning acquisition of U.S. citizenship for a child born abroad to one U.S. and one non-U.S. parent are unconstitutional.
  • The exception for unwed mothers is invalidated by the main rule and a uniformly applicable physical-presence requirement should be adopted.
  • The Court also declared the differential treatment of unwed fathers and mothers regarding citizenship of their offspring as unconstitutional.
  • The case involves Morales-Santana, who claims citizenship through his father, and asserts his father's right to equal protection.
  • The Court argued that laws that differentiate based on gender are unconstitutional unless the government provides an "exceedingly persuasive justification".

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Holding

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  • A named property within the court's jurisdiction is attached to satisfy an unrelated claim, despite the owner of said property being a non-resident of the state.
  • A named property within the court's jurisdiction is attached as the basis for the suit (e.g., to quiet title), despite the owner of said property being a non-resident of the state.
  • An individual is sued who is a resident of the state, or who has been served with process while physically located within the state.
  • jurisdiction - Neff is neither a resident, nor was served while within the state. Service by publication may be valid for an
  • proceeding, where the owner would be made aware of the suit due to their property being seized, but not for
  • jurisdiction - the action was on the basis of a suit to receive payment owed, and did not relate directly to a property within the state.
  • jurisdiction, as the Oregon property was not attached to the initial suit, but rather was added in after the suit happened - note that Neff did not even purchase the property until after the suit had concluded.
  • Accordingly, the Oregon court did not have jurisdiction over the initial suit between Neff and his lawyer.
  • Enforcement of a judgment without jurisdiction denies due process!
  • Additionally, although judgments rendered by other states are entitled to full faith and credit, if that state did not have jurisdiction to render the judgment, it loses such entitlement.
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