Reply Brief
The following is excerpted from the Reply Brief of the Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on March 19, 2026. The “main object” of the citizenship clause was to grant citizenship to freed slaves and their children, whose allegiance to the United States had generally been established through generations of parental domicile. — Elk. By contrast, aliens who are just passing through the United States, and those who cross our borders illegally, lack ties of allegiance and do not obtain the “priceless and profound gift” of citizenship for their children. — Protecting the Meaning and Value of American…
