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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTime to donate to ACLU after two people who know said she was brilliant in front of the Supreme Court
Tonight on Lawrence O, Laurence Tribe and Neal Katyal, who is a legal scholar and has himself argued in the SC..and won his cases. Thanks to ACLUs Cecilia Wang for her brilliant work.
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Time to donate to ACLU after two people who know said she was brilliant in front of the Supreme Court (Original Post)
Deuxcents
11 hrs ago
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Lawyer Arguing at Supreme Court to Save Birthright Citizenship Is a Birthright Citizen
dalton99a
10 hrs ago
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Thanks for this..I've heard nothing but positive feedback about her tonight and background info adds to it
Deuxcents
10 hrs ago
#4
UC Berkeley and Yale Law....i wonder if Usha Vance is regretting Her Entire LiFE !!!!
Bread and Circuses
9 hrs ago
#5
Shellback Squid
(10,083 posts)1. Just did, saw their new ad on MSNOW, "born in the USA", awesome!
Deuxcents
(26,932 posts)2. Me, too! I thought I better donate again so I posted a reminder.
dalton99a
(94,147 posts)3. Lawyer Arguing at Supreme Court to Save Birthright Citizenship Is a Birthright Citizen
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/us/politics/cecillia-wang-the-aclu-lawyer-is-a-birthright-citizen.html
Lawyer Arguing at Supreme Court to Save Birthright Citizenship Is a Birthright Citizen
She has spent much of her career defending immigrants rights in America.
By Amy Qin
April 1, 2026 Updated 10:51 a.m. ET
Cecillia Wang, the lawyer who is arguing before the Supreme Court for birthright citizenship, has spent much of her career defending immigrants rights in America.
In a recent telephone interview, she described the case as a culmination of her work for over two decades as a constitutional lawyer at the American Civil Liberties Union, defending the rights of noncitizens in America.
It feels like Im meeting a historic moment both for so many families who might be affected by the executive order, but also for all Americans, said Ms. Wang, who is now the A.C.L.U.s national legal director. This administration is really attacking a foundation stone of American life.
Ms. Wang was born in Oregon in 1971 when her parents were still on student visas, making her a U.S. citizen by birth.
She grew up in Fremont, Calif., and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and Yale Law School. She clerked for two Supreme Court justices, Harry A. Blackmun and Stephen G. Breyer.
During Mr. Trumps first term, Ms. Wang helped the A.C.L.U. challenge the administrations so-called Muslim ban, the border wall and family separation policies.
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Lawyer Arguing at Supreme Court to Save Birthright Citizenship Is a Birthright Citizen
She has spent much of her career defending immigrants rights in America.
By Amy Qin
April 1, 2026 Updated 10:51 a.m. ET
Cecillia Wang, the lawyer who is arguing before the Supreme Court for birthright citizenship, has spent much of her career defending immigrants rights in America.
In a recent telephone interview, she described the case as a culmination of her work for over two decades as a constitutional lawyer at the American Civil Liberties Union, defending the rights of noncitizens in America.
It feels like Im meeting a historic moment both for so many families who might be affected by the executive order, but also for all Americans, said Ms. Wang, who is now the A.C.L.U.s national legal director. This administration is really attacking a foundation stone of American life.
Ms. Wang was born in Oregon in 1971 when her parents were still on student visas, making her a U.S. citizen by birth.
She grew up in Fremont, Calif., and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and Yale Law School. She clerked for two Supreme Court justices, Harry A. Blackmun and Stephen G. Breyer.
During Mr. Trumps first term, Ms. Wang helped the A.C.L.U. challenge the administrations so-called Muslim ban, the border wall and family separation policies.
...
Deuxcents
(26,932 posts)4. Thanks for this..I've heard nothing but positive feedback about her tonight and background info adds to it
Bread and Circuses
(2,052 posts)5. UC Berkeley and Yale Law....i wonder if Usha Vance is regretting Her Entire LiFE !!!!
Cecillia Wang . Born to immigrants, worked hard and earned her way to argue a consequential case before SCOTUS and doing it in front of a drooling PedoPrez.
Usha, girl. Youre a fraud.
Bread and Circuses
(2,052 posts)6. Thanks ! She's local ! And a Cal Alumna ! So proud!