birthright
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It passed civil rights acts that guaranteed birthright citizenship and enacted Reconstruction Acts that secured black suffrage in the South.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
The principle of birthright citizenship, known in legal terms as "jus soli" or "right of the soil", is enshrined in the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The husband complained that “so many of the amenities that seemed almost a birthright when he was growing up now appear to be out of reach.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
In his opinion, “concurring in the judgment and dissenting in part,” Kavanaugh first agreed with the majority that the executive order’s limitations on birthright citizenship are invalid.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026
If ever he went back to Westeros to claim his birthright, he would have all the gold of easterly Rock to make good on his promises.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
"We were all aware that we weren't being knighted or accepting a peerage. We all knew that the right we stood to gain was fairly inconsequential as inherited birthrights go."
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
If birthrights actually existed, women might well feel that a lot of power is due to them.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2024
Now is the time to fulfill the birthrights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness called for in the Declaration of Independence.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2020
The dividing line traced by roadblocks also is tugging on sensitivities about birthrights and inequities, as Native American visitors worry about the social stigma of being locked out because of the contagion.
From Washington Times ● May 8, 2020
Why not, indeed, with such birthrights and such prospects?
From A Fair Barbarian by Frances Hodgson Burnett
