Historical Court Document: Supreme Court of the United State: United States of America, Appellant vs. Wong Kim Ark, Appellee

United States v. Wong Kim Ark

Historical Court Document: Supreme Court of the United State: United States of America, Appellant vs. Wong Kim Ark, Appellee

1895

Historical Court Document

The UC Hastings College of Law presents the Brief for the Appelle in support of Wong Kim Ark - a California-born Chinese American who was denied entrance into the United States after a trip abroad - in the 1898 court case U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark. The appelle provides background information on Ark's birth, overseas travels and recounts the court related events that had transpired. The appellee cites the Fourteenth Amendment and birthright citizenship as the foundation of its argument in support of Wong Kim Ark.

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