Birthright Citizenship: the Exceptions Provide the Rule

Birthright citizenship: the exceptions provide the rule

The battle over birthright citizenship is a battle over its exceptions. The 14th Amendment’s first sentence proudly proclaims that “[a]ll persons born . . . in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.” No one doubts that babies born on American soil are born “in the United States.” So the key question is what “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” means. One oversimplified definition would be …

Arizona Attorney General, Others Back Birthright Citizenship in Amicus Brief

By Zachery Schmidt Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joined her fellow Democratic attorneys general from 22 other states and the District of Columbia in filing an amicus brief in support of birthright citizenship. The brief was filed in the Trump v. Barbara case the U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last year...

Indian Law Scholars Amicus Brief in Birthright Citizenship Case

Here is the brief in Trump v. Barbara: Indian Law Scholars Amicus Brief.pdfDownload