In this episode of In the Public Interest, co-host Felicia Ellsworth joins WilmerHale partner Lee Greenfield to discuss the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Department of State v. Muñoz, which addresses the due process rights of U.S. citizens when their noncitizen spouses are denied entry into the country and how it impacts the right to marry.

Ellsworth and Greenfield describe the origins of the case and how it evolved from a lawsuit over the Fifth Amendment rights of individual plaintiff Sandra Muñoz to a larger discussion about the right to marry as defined in cases like Obergefell v. Hodges. Greenfield adds additional perspective, as he is directly involved in the case, and explains how he came to file an amicus curiae brief in support of Muñoz on behalf of 35 members of Congress.

This episode is the latest in our miniseries examining key decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court. Previous episodes this year covered decisions in cases such as Cantero v. Bank of America, Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, and Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy.

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