affirm
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In 1898, a conservative Supreme Court upheld that rule and affirmed the citizenship of Wong Kim Ark. He was born in San Francisco to Chinese parents who later returned to China.
From Los Angeles Times
“It affirms what our communities have always known: You cannot investigate injustice without the power to uncover the truth,” Eke said.
From Los Angeles Times
“The Fourteenth Amendment affirms the ancient and fundamental rule of citizenship by birth within the territory,” the majority said, including “all children here born of resident aliens.”
“This new information affirms that guardrails on public-private partnerships are important in all instances and especially this one,” Pham said in a statement.
From Salon
But Section 35 of Canada’s 1982 Constitution “recognizes and affirms” Aboriginal rights.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
