The birthright citizenship clause nobody reads carefully

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- That’s the full length of the 14th Amendment’s first sentence — the one that has generated more litigation, more legislation…
- Of those 28 words, five have been contested since 1866: “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.” The Supreme Court is poised to rule […]
The story
Twenty-eight words. That’s the full length of the 14th Amendment’s first sentence — the one that has generated more litigation, more legislation, and more political heat than almost anything else in the Constitution. Of those 28 words, five have been contested since 1866: “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.” The Supreme Court is poised to rule […]
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