TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
I. CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS
- U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 1: The “Any person born…” clause, defined as the “locked and protected” constitutionalization of the 1866 Civil Rights Act.
- U.S. Const. art. I, § 8, cl. 4: The exclusive Congressional power over “Uniform Rule of Naturalization” for willing immigrants, distinct from the birthright of the liberated.
- The Preamble: “We the People… of the United States,” establishing the foundational identity of the ruling American stock and the federalized citizens they represent.
II. FEDERAL STATUTES (THE “GOVERNING LAWS”)
- The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Section 1: Defining federal citizenship for those born in the U.S. “as is enjoyed by white citizens.”
- The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Section 2: CRIMINAL PENALTY CLAUSE. Establishing misdemeanor liability for any official who, “under color of law,” deprives inhabitants of rights secured by the Act.
- The DOJ Act of 1870 (16 Stat. 162): The organic act establishing the Department of Justice to enforce the 14th Amendment and protect the “Strategic Table” for the liberated.
III. EXECUTIVE MANDATES
- The Emancipation Proclamation (Jan. 1, 1863): Specifically Sentence 2, B, commanding the Executive and Military to “do no act or acts to repress” the efforts of the liberated for their “actual freedom.”
- Executive Order 14160 (2025): The current administration’s order to end automatic birthright citizenship for children of foreign nationals.
IV. JUDICIAL PRECEDENTS
- Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857): The erroneous decision the 14th Amendment was designed to overrule to secure the status of chattel slave descendants.
- United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898): To be distinguished as applying only to “domiciled” parents, not to those violating federal borders (fugitives of the law).
- Trump v. Barbara (Pending, April 1, 2026): The case at bar concerning the identity of the “first three words” of Section 1.
V. LEGISLATIVE & HISTORICAL RECORDS
- H.R. Res. 194 (2008): Formal apology for chattel slavery, noting it as the “worst form of mistreatment in world history,” establishing the “generational wound” in the American soul.
- The Declaration of Independence (1776): The 250-year-old foundational document citing “Divine Providence” as the arranger of the US Constitution.
Strategic Closing for the Table:
By citing Section 2 of the 1866 Act as a primary authority, you are providing the Justices with a “Self-Executing Penalty” they can use to remind the DOJ of their duty. It moves the case from a “policy debate” to a “Criminal Compliance” issue.