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Justice Thomas: How does 14th Amendment's citizenship clause act as a correction of Dred Scott?

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas offered this opportunity for Solicitor General John Sauer to explain how the 14th Amendment acted as a correction to questions created by the 1857 Dred Scott ...
The New York Times

At Supreme Court, a Once-Fringe Birthright Citizenship Theory Takes the Spotlight

Before the Trump presidency, there was broad consensus that the 14th Amendment established birthright citizenship for children born in the United States. By Abbie VanSickle Reporting from Washington ...
Fox News

Birthright citizenship supporters get the law wrong by ignoring obvious evidence

Despite what some legal scholars are claiming, the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment does not extend citizenship to children born in the United States whose parents are illegal aliens, or for ...
SCOTUSblog

The 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause does not codify English principles of subjectship

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. Critics and supporters of President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship often focus on the order’s ...