1758

"The citizens are the members of the civil society; bound to this society by certain duties, and subject to its authority, they equally participate in its advantages. The natives, or natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens." - Emmerich de Vattel, The Law of Nations or the Principles of Natural Law.

25 Jul 1787

"Permit me to hint, whether it would be wise and seasonable to provide a strong check to the admission of Foreigners into the administration of our national Government; and to declare expressly that the Command in Chief of the American army shall not be given to nor devolve on, any but a natural born Citizen." - John Jay, 1st Chief Justice of the United States

17 Sep 1787

Article 2 Section 1 Clause 5
No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

6 Mar 1857

"The citizens are the members of the civil society; bound to this society by certain duties, and subject to its authority, they equally participate in its advantages.
The natives, or natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens. As society cannot perpetuate itself otherwise than by the children of the citizens, those children naturally follow the condition of their parents, and succeed to all their rights
' Again: 'I say, to be of the country, it is necessary to be born of a person who is a citizen; for if he be born there of a foreigner, it will be only the place of his birth, and not his country."
Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1857) Citation: Judgment in the U.S. Supreme Court Case Dred Scott v. John F.A. Sanford, March 6, 1857; Case Files 1792-1995; Record Group 267; Records of the Supreme Court of the United States; National Archives

11 Apr 1862

"all other persons born within the Republic, of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty, are natural born Citizens" - U.S. Rep. John Armor Bingham, the principal Framer of the Fourteenth Amendment

9 Mar 1866

“I find no fault with the introductory clause, which is simply declaratory of what is written in the Constitution, that every human being born within the jurisdiction of the United States of parents not owing allegiance to any foreign sovereignty is, in the language of your Constitution itself, a natural born Citizen” - U.S. Rep. John Armor Bingham, the principal Framer of the Fourteenth Amendment

3 Nov 2008

Leo C. Donofrio, Applicant v. Nina Mitchell Wells, New Jersey Secretary of State Docketed: Lower Ct: Supreme Court of New Jersey Application (08A407) for stay pending the filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Souter.

20 Jan 2009

Kerchner v Obama & Congress - Lawsuit filed 2:50 am Federal District Court of New Jersey

15 Apr 2010

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas response to Congress on Presidential eligibility: "We're evading that one"

14 Dec 2011

Kevin Richard Powell v. Barack Obama, Docket Number is OSAH-SECSTATE-CE-1216823-60-MALIHI in the Office of State Administrative Hearings.

5 Jan 2012

"I received your letter expressing your concerns with the manner in which the Office of State Administrative Hearings ("OSAH") has handled the candidate challenges involving your client (Barack Hussein Obama) and advising me that you and your client will "suspend" participation in the administrative proceeding. While I regret that you do not feel that the proceedings are appropriate, my referral of this matter to an administrative law judge at OSAH was in keeping with Georgia law, and specifically O.C.G.A. § 21-2-5. As you are aware, OSAH Rule 616-1-2-.17 cited in your letter only applies to parties to a hearing. As the referring agency, the Secretary of State's Office is not a party to the candidate challenge hearings scheduled for tomorrow. To the extent a request to withdraw the case referral is procedurally available, I do not believe such a request would be judicious given the hearing is set for tomorrow morning. In following the procedures set forth in the Georgia Election Code, I expect the administrative law judge to report his findings to me after his full consideration of the evidence and law. Upon receipt of the report, I will fully and fairly review the entire record and initial decision of the administrative law judge. Anything you and your client place in the record in response to the challenge will be beneficial to my review of the initial decision; however, if you and your client choose to suspend your participation in the OSAH proceedings, please understand that you do so at your own peril." - Brian P. Kemp, Secretary of State to Michael Jablonski RE: Georgia Presidential Preference Primary Hearings.

30 Apr 2021

Robert  C.  Laity  v.  Kamala  Devi Harris Case No. 20-1503, docketed at the U.S. Supreme Court.