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Jan 15, 2026
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Which Supreme Court cases have clarified which constitutional rights extend to non-citizens?

The Supreme Court’s doctrine on which constitutional rights reach non‑citizens is a patchwork of landmark decisions establishing that “persons” within U.S. territory receive many constitutional protec...

Dec 2, 2025
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Does the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause protect non-citizens in the same way as citizens?

The Fourteenth Amendment’s text guarantees that “no State… deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws,” a phrase courts have repeatedly read to cover non‑citizens phys...