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birthright citizenship

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United States Supreme Court

the dignity of citizenship which the Constitution confers as a birthright upon every person born within its protection is not to be withdrawn or extinguished by the courts except pursuant to a clear statutory mandate.

Defined by the Supreme Court in - Mandoli v. Acheson, 344 U.S. 133 (1952).