Gender Discrimination in U.S. Citizenship
Parental Nationality and Foreign Births
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Being the child of an American isn’t necessarily a golden ticket to U.S. citizenship. Birth on U.S. soil guarantees it, and having two married American parents all but ensures it. When the child is born on foreign soil, the parents are unmarried, and only one is a U.S. citizen, however, the situation becomes much more complicated. If the mother is the American, she needs only to have lived in the United States for one year prior to the child’s birth for her to confer citizenship on the baby. If it’s the father who is American, however, the requirements are more…
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Foreword
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Inside the Court
Transgender Students, Religious Aid, and Capital Punishment on the Docket
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Gender Differentiation in Citizenship
Overview of Supreme Court Precedent
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Lower Court Holding in Morales-Santana v. Lynch
Decision of the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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Before the Court in Lynch v. Morales-Santana
The Justices Weigh in on Foreign-Born Children of American Fathers
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Pro & Con
Can the U.S. Government Have Different Standards for Unwed U.S. Citizen Fathers and Mothers to Pass Their Citizenship to Foreign-Born Children?
