By the original Constitution. citizenship in the United States was a consequence of citizenship in a State. By this clauseamendment XIV. clause 1this order of things is reversed. Citizenship in the United States is defined. it is made independent of citizenship in a State. and citizenship in a State is a result of citizenship in the United States. So that a person born or naturalized in the United States. and subject to its jurisdiction. is without reference to State constitutions or laws. entitled to all the privileges and immunities secured by the Constitution of the United States to citizens thereofUnited States v. Hall (26 Fed. Cas.
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