New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin

It was astonishing to hear the United States government tell the nine justices of the Supreme Court that they weren't sure whether they would follow a binding court precedent. They weren't sure if they could concede that, that basic fact that is the underpinning of the rule of law in this nation.

It was astonishing to hear the United States government tell the nine justices of the Supreme Court that they weren't sure whether they would follow a binding court precedent. They weren't sure if they could concede that, that basic fact that is the underpinning of the rule of law in this nation.

It was astonishing to hear the United States government tell the nine justices of the Supreme Court that they weren't sure whether they would follow a binding court precedent. They weren't sure if they could concede that, that basic fact that is the underpinning of the rule of law in this nation.

This case is about birthright citizenship, but it's about whether the rule of law and the constraints on the executive, and as Justice Jackson said, whether the president can act like a king.

This case is about birthright citizenship, but it's about whether the rule of law and the constraints on the executive, and as Justice Jackson said, whether the president can act like a king.

This case is about birthright citizenship, but it's about whether the rule of law and the constraints on the executive, and as Justice Jackson said, whether the president can act like a king.

Yeah, I think the interaction you just played really jumped right out to me. As I said in the quote that you aired, it sucked the air right out of the room, frankly, to hear the United States government not be able to concede to the United States Supreme Court that it would follow what the court says. I think this is building on a really troubling trajectory that this administration has put us on.

Yeah, I think the interaction you just played really jumped right out to me. As I said in the quote that you aired, it sucked the air right out of the room, frankly, to hear the United States government not be able to concede to the United States Supreme Court that it would follow what the court says. I think this is building on a really troubling trajectory that this administration has put us on.

Yeah, I think the interaction you just played really jumped right out to me. As I said in the quote that you aired, it sucked the air right out of the room, frankly, to hear the United States government not be able to concede to the United States Supreme Court that it would follow what the court says. I think this is building on a really troubling trajectory that this administration has put us on.

And I said there, and I believe this, this case was about birthright citizenship, which is incredibly important, whether the president can rewrite the Constitution. But it's about whether the president is going to adhere to the constitutional norms that this country has abided by for two and a half centuries.

And I said there, and I believe this, this case was about birthright citizenship, which is incredibly important, whether the president can rewrite the Constitution. But it's about whether the president is going to adhere to the constitutional norms that this country has abided by for two and a half centuries.

And I said there, and I believe this, this case was about birthright citizenship, which is incredibly important, whether the president can rewrite the Constitution. But it's about whether the president is going to adhere to the constitutional norms that this country has abided by for two and a half centuries.

Well, I would just note that as state attorney general, I've been consistent on this issue across administrations. I wouldn't necessarily say the people arguing in court today on the other side have been so consistent, as you noted. But look, nationwide injunctions should be limited. They're an extreme remedy, but there are extreme cases. And this is clearly one.

Well, I would just note that as state attorney general, I've been consistent on this issue across administrations. I wouldn't necessarily say the people arguing in court today on the other side have been so consistent, as you noted. But look, nationwide injunctions should be limited. They're an extreme remedy, but there are extreme cases. And this is clearly one.

Well, I would just note that as state attorney general, I've been consistent on this issue across administrations. I wouldn't necessarily say the people arguing in court today on the other side have been so consistent, as you noted. But look, nationwide injunctions should be limited. They're an extreme remedy, but there are extreme cases. And this is clearly one.

When the president is going to disregard a 157-year-old provision that we put in the Constitution after the bloody Civil War because we wanted to say, never again are we going to debate whether children born on U.S. soil are, in fact, citizens. 127 years of Supreme Court precedent, over 100 years of executive office practice. This is not a close call.

When the president is going to disregard a 157-year-old provision that we put in the Constitution after the bloody Civil War because we wanted to say, never again are we going to debate whether children born on U.S. soil are, in fact, citizens. 127 years of Supreme Court precedent, over 100 years of executive office practice. This is not a close call.

When the president is going to disregard a 157-year-old provision that we put in the Constitution after the bloody Civil War because we wanted to say, never again are we going to debate whether children born on U.S. soil are, in fact, citizens. 127 years of Supreme Court precedent, over 100 years of executive office practice. This is not a close call.

And so, as Justice Jackson said, as Justice Sotomayor said, as many of, frankly, the conservative justices asked, What else are we expecting people to do? They have to find a lawyer? Every single child born here? And I want you to just think about the absurdity if their position prevails. I'm the Attorney General for New Jersey. Nine and a half million people. We border Pennsylvania.

And so, as Justice Jackson said, as Justice Sotomayor said, as many of, frankly, the conservative justices asked, What else are we expecting people to do? They have to find a lawyer? Every single child born here? And I want you to just think about the absurdity if their position prevails. I'm the Attorney General for New Jersey. Nine and a half million people. We border Pennsylvania.