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Afroyim v. Rusk

The Supreme Court case that established the Fourteenth Amendment protects citizens from involuntary divestiture of U.S. citizenship.

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Jan 11, 2026
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Which past members of Congress have held dual citizenship and how was it handled legally?

Several past members of Congress are known to have held — and in some cases renounced — foreign citizenship (notably Ted Cruz with Canada and Michele Bachmann with Switzerland), but U.S. law itself pl...

Jan 30, 2026
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What do the Supreme Court precedents Afroyim v. Rusk and Vance v. Terrazas say about Congress's power to revoke citizenship?

established that the Fourteenth Amendment protects citizens from involuntary divestiture of citizenship and rejected ’s power to strip citizenship absent the individual's assent . confirmed Afroyim’s ...

Jan 23, 2026
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What Supreme Court precedent governs loss of U.S. citizenship and how would S.3283 interact with Afroyim v. Rusk and Vance v. Terrazas?

’s twin precedents governing loss of citizenship are , which forbids involuntary revocation of citizenship under the , and , which layered onto Afroyim the requirement that a citizen intend to relinqu...

Feb 1, 2026

Has Donald Trump’s birthdate ever been disputed or legally challenged?

Every major biographical and institutional source in the provided reporting lists ’s birthdate as , and none of the items reviewed records any legal challenge or verified dispute over that date; the l...

Jan 11, 2026

How does U.S. law address dual citizenship for elected federal officials?

U.S. law does not categorically bar dual citizens from serving as elected federal officials: constitutional age, residency and citizenship-duration requirements apply to Congress and the presidency, b...

Jan 9, 2026

How would the Dual Citizenship Disclosure Act change congressional transparency and what legal challenges could it face?

The Dual Citizenship Disclosure Act would require candidates and Members to disclose any non‑U.S. citizenship on official campaign or congressional filings, inserting explicit public notice of foreign...

Jan 6, 2026

Have U.S. courts upheld statutes stripping citizenship without due process?

U.S. courts have repeatedly constrained the government's power to strip citizenship, treating citizenship as a fundamental right that cannot be revoked lightly and requiring high procedural and eviden...