Trump v. Barbara · ¶443

Whatever the reasons, the issue of citizenship came up in only a few cases, and except for those involving the question of citizenship for free black people, the cases did not involve questions of much public importance. Legal treatises, to be sure, included comments on birthright citizenship, but those comments were not informed by judicial decisions.

slip opinion, revised 7/01/26
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