Members of the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives
Amici Curiae
Randy M. Mastro, Counsel of Record Joining this brief are 28 senators and 11 Members of the House of Representatives. Randy M. Mastro co-chairs the litigation practice of the law firm Gibson Dunn. The following is excerpted from the Amici Curiae Brief for the Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on August 5, 2011. In giving to Congress the “legislative Powers” over “Immigration” and “Naturalization” — as well as “exclusive and absolute” power over “Commerce with foreign Nations,” — the Constitution unambiguously places in Congress’s hands ultimate control over passports and over regulations regarding U.S. citizens born…
