Wilmer Hale, even though they're a big white shoe law firm, decided that it would be important to stand up and. And fight back. And there's other lawyers doing it, too. How about New York State Attorney General Tish James and other attorneys general have gone into Court to stand up for birthright citizenship, to stand up for the funding that is coming for our health care and our schools and our housing, and to stand up and fight back for the basic principles of civil rights and equal justice under law. It matters when people stand up and fight back. When people like Cory Booker stood up for 26 hours, and I know that many people in this room are standing up and fighting back as well. (03:16–03:42)
CLAIM
Asserts that Tish James and other attorneys general are legally defending birthright citizenship and funding for essential services.
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