birthright

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It’s the latter portion — “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” — that leaves room for interpretation, forming the beachhead upon which legal arguments against birthright citizenship have been mounted.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The Supreme Court case establishing birthright citizenship involved a Chinese American man named Wong Kim Ark, born to parents who came here legally but couldn’t become citizens because of the era’s anti-Chinese laws.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

He also attended a Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship—but it was another court case that caught our attention.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Justice Neil Gorsuch, whom Trump appointed to the court, questioned how to square arguments against Trump’s order with the current birthright citizenship exception for children of Native American tribes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Chief Joyi’s war stories and his indictment of the British made me feel angry and cheated, as though I had already been robbed of my own birthright.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela