Current Issue: Volume 35, Issue 1
Caught Between Sovereigns: Federal Agencies, States, and Birthright Citizens
Stanford Law & Policy Review
The Fourteenth Amendment enshrines a commitment to birthright citizenship that extends to almost anyone born in the United States. While the federal government is the arbiter of questions of citizenship, the states are indispensable partners: State-issued birth certificates have long been the preeminent form of proof of birthright citizenship. However,…
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Comment: Transforming Requires Ending the Carceral Logic of the Child Welfare System
Stanford Law & Policy Review
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