The Citizenship Clause Implicates the Second Amendment
By Stephen P. Halbrook
The Volokh Conspiracy
March 29, 2026
On April 1, the Supreme Court will hear argument in Trump v. Barbara, concerning the meaning of the Citizenship Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment. As I discussed here when the Court granted cert, there is a significant collateral issue at stake besides whether a birth certificate reflects citizenship. That issue relates to whether a person may lawfully receive or possess firearms.
“The Citizenship Clause Implicates the Second Amendment,” The Volokh Conspiracy, March 29, 2026.
