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Pete Patterson

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Patterson, P.C. was founded by a Houston business law attorney with 25+ years’ experience & $150+ million in recoveries. Call them today at (713) 489-1215!

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Patterson, P.C. is a Houston business law firm focused on providing business counsel and litigation services to entrepreneurs, corporations, professionals, and employees. Led by Attorney Pete Patterson, a Board Certified trial attorney, the firm has won over $180 million in trial verdicts, judgments, and settlements for clients. Learn more on the firm’s website at www.petepattersonlaw.com.

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Mr. Patterson is the founder of Patterson, P.C. in Houston and has been pract…

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The 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause is not trapped in amber: a reflection on oral argument

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By Pete Patterson
| SCOTUSblog Verified
While I have written multiple posts for SCOTUSblog on birthright citizenship, a substantial part of my practice is litigating Second Amendment claims. In light of that experience, I was struck when listening to the Trump v.
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Birthplace Alone Does Not Confer Citizenship

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By Pete Patterson
| The Dispatch Verified
The Supreme Court convened on Wednesday to hear oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, a case weighing whether the 14th Amendment makes automatic citizens of children born to parents who are temporarily or unlawfully present in the United States. The court’s answer to that question should be no. In adopting the 14th Amendment to repudiate Dred Scott v.
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The 14th Amendment does not codify English principles of subjectship: A brief reply to the Amar brothers

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By Pete Patterson
| SCOTUSblog Verified
Professors Akhil and Vikram Amar have responded to my recent post arguing that the 14th Amendment does not grant automatic citizenship to the children of temporary visitors to the United States. As a practicing attorney, I am accustomed to having the opportunity to file a reply brief, and I thank the editors of SCOTUSblog for allowing me to briefly respond to the Amars’ arguments.
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