Roderick M. Hills Jr., et al.
Amicus Curiae
Roderick M. Hills is counsel of record for this brief and is joined by 14 other law professors with expertise in national and State citizenship rights. He is a professor of law at the University of Michigan and received his law degree from Yale University in 1991. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on December 8, 1998.The Constitution attempts a remarkable feat: It creates a national citizenry with nationally recognized rights while simultaneously respecting the principle of federalism. To reconcile these two goals, the Constitution relies on…
