Administrative Law, Military Law, Immigration Law

See for yourself, Two citizens in the country of the United States

by Dan Goodman on 11/20/2012

In this article, it is shown that there is in the country of the United States two citizens; a citizen of the United States and a citizen of a State who is not a citizen of the United States using the waters that surround...more

Not Quite the DREAM Act for Military DREAMers

by Lane Powell PC - Immigration Law on 6/20/2012

On Friday, June 15, 2012, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano issued a Memorandum stating that DHS would shortly grant a temporary immigration status called “deferred action” to certain young people who were...more

All You Need To Know About A Citizen Of A State Who Is Not A Citizen Of The United States

by Dan Goodman on 3/4/2012

Since the Fourteenth Amendment and the Slaughterhouse Cases, there is a citizen of the United States, and a citizen of a State who is not a citizen of the United States. A citizen of the United States is...more

Blunders of the Supreme Court of the United States, Part 7

by Dan Goodman on 1/15/2012

The seventh in a series on blunders made by the Supreme Court of the United States. In this article the case of the Slaughterhouse Cases (83 U.S. (Wall. 16) 36, 1873) is reviewed. The blunder made is that one born or...more

Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 is defined to have both Fundamental and Common Privileges and Immunities

by Dan Goodman on 12/6/2011

Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 has been defined to have both fundamental privileges and immunities as well as common privileges and immunities. After the adoption of the Constitution of the United States of...more

Yes there are two citizens (with privileges and immunities) under the Constitution since the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment

by Dan Goodman on 9/27/2011

Since the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment, there are two citizens under the Constitution of the United States of America with privileges and immunities which are not the same. They are a citizen of the United...more

Yes, there were four citizens before the Fourteenth Amendment

by Dan Goodman on 9/24/2011

Before the Fourteenth Amendment, there were two citizens; one was a citizen of a State, born in the United States of America (a native citizen); the other was a citizen of the United States, born in a foreign country (a...more

What effect did the Slaughterhouse Cases have on the case Dred Scott v. Sanford?

by Dan Goodman on 9/23/2011

Discover for yourself that the Slaughterhouse Cases had no effect on the case of Dred Scott v. Sanford. Legal authority cited, quoted, and linked....more

Yes, persons born in the United States under the Fourteenth Amendment are not born in the several States

by Dan Goodman on 9/18/2011

One born (or naturalized) in the United States, under Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment is not born (or naturalized) in the several States, but rather in the District of Columbia, the territories and possessions of...more

Questions and Answers on Citizenship in the United States, More

by Dan Goodman on 5/7/2011

All you need to know about citizenship in the United States. (The following cases from the Supreme Court of the United States are quoted, cited, and linked to: Holden v. Hardy, 169 U.S. 375 (1918); Collector v....more

Yes there is a citizen of the several States

by Dan Goodman on 5/3/2011

The Supreme Court, in the Slaughterhouse Cases, held, that there are now two citizens under the Constitution of the United States of America, a citizen of the United States, at Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment, and...more

Questions and Answers on Citizenship in the United States

by Dan Goodman on 4/9/2011

All you need to know about citizenship in the United States. (The following cases from the Supreme Court of the United States are quoted, cited, and linked to: Paul v. State of Virginia, 75 U.S. 168 (1868);...more