Equality Now and Human Rights Watch, et al., Amici Curiae
Martha F. Davis, Counsel of Record
Equality Now and Human Rights Watch are joined in this brief by eight other human rights, women’s rights, and nonprofit organizations addressing issues of nationality, citizenship, refugees, and statelessness. Martha F. Davis is a professor at Northeastern University School of Law, where she teaches constitutional law, U.S. human rights advocacy, and professional responsibility. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Respondent as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on October 3, 2016. This Court has often examined the opinions of the world community when considering constitutional cases that address concerns common among nations. The case at bar…
