Trump v. Barbara · ¶209

“Congress enacted the Civil Rights Act of 1866” to “repudiate Dred Scott.” United States v. Vaello Madero, 596 U. S. 159, 174 (2022) (THOMAS, J., concurring); see also E. Foner, The Second Founding 63 (2020). The Civil Rights Act of 1866 confirmed that former slaves were citizens, but it did not extend citizenship to foreign temporary visitors or Indians who were still within their tribes.

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