REBRIEF: the grand old party sounded like a damn good time
+ links to better understand the Supreme Court's decisions
Welcome to debrief! This newsletter is on pause and will be sent out semimonthly while I finish writing my book. Please enjoy this writing and life update, as well as an essay from the archives. Thank you so much for reading—I can’t wait to be back in full force!
The Fourth of July was a bizarre one this year. The day purportedly celebrating American independence from monarchical rule was preceded by three Supreme Court decisions making our nation more susceptible to monarchical rule. (But don’t panic! Susceptibility doesn’t mean it’s necessarily going to happen, okay? Register to vote, if you haven’t already!)
Thirteen days before, there was Department of State v. Muñoz, splitting the “fundamental right of marriage” in the U.S. into two rights: (1) the right to marry, which is fundamental; and (2) the right to live with your spouse in the U.S., which is not fundamental. In other words, you can marry an undocumented immigrant—but you better be prepared…