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The Supreme Court affirmed birthright citizenship in a 5-4 ruling on the 14th Amendment.

• Supreme Court Decision — Five justices upheld that children born in the United States to parents unlawfully present are citizens at birth [05:43]

• 14th Amendment Text — All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States [07:38]

• Majority Reasoning — Chief Justice Roberts traced the clause to English common law and the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to repudiate Dred Scott [08:43]

• Dissent Critique — Justice Jackson rejected claims that the clause was only a narrow race-conscious remedy for freed slaves [10:49]

• Expert Warning — Lawrence Tribe stated the 5-4 split leaves the country a heartbeat from repealing the amendment's core [15:13]

• What exact change did Senator Trumbull make to his 1866 citizenship proposal?

• What Genesis passage did Justice Jackson quote about nations having memories?