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Birthright citizenship’s legal underpinnings The notion of birthright citizenship can be traced to 1608 with Calvin’s Case, a British decision that became part of the common law adopted in the U.S. legal system’s early days.
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Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Dec. 2024
Civil rights attorneys say the fallback to common law is designed to keep law enforcement officers immune from civil claims despite the 2020 reforms.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
More generally, police officers share the right to self-defence or the protection of others upheld by common law and Article 2 of the European Convention of Human Rights.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 23 Oct. 2024
This concept was borrowed from the Old English common law.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 28 Aug. 2024
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Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Dec. 2024
Civil rights attorneys say the fallback to common law is designed to keep law enforcement officers immune from civil claims despite the 2020 reforms.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
More generally, police officers share the right to self-defence or the protection of others upheld by common law and Article 2 of the European Convention of Human Rights.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 23 Oct. 2024
This concept was borrowed from the Old English common law.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 28 Aug. 2024
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“Common law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/common%20law. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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