birthright

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She really pressed Wang on whether Congress could expand the limited classes that do not receive birthright citizenship.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Justice Elena Kagan said the administration was seeking to undo a legal tradition of birthright citizenship that dates back to English common law.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Steven Schwinn, a law professor at the University of Illinois Chicago, said the court is likely to reject the challenge to birthright citizenship.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

But Alito later pressed the challengers’ attorney about the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which established the first federal rule for birthright citizenship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

But the unconscious mastery of language that is our birthright as humans is not enough to allow us to write good sentences.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker