SUMMARYTrump v. Barbara, No. 25-365, Thomas dissent (June 30, 2026) Where it lives: Supreme Court opinion, 609 U.S. _ (2026). Check the official PDF at supremecourt.gov (Opinions, OT2025). Coverage: SCOTUSblog, CRS report LSB11468. Date: June 30, 2026 What it shows: a sitting Supreme Court justice writing in an official opinion that Black Americans were entitled to citizenship because they were Americans with no other homeland. Exact words (Thomas, J., dissenting, joined by Gorsuch, J.; check against the official PDF before publishing): "Blacks were entitled to citizenship because they were Americans. They had no other homeland, owed no allegiance to any foreign power, and were subject to no other authority." Quotes Frederick Douglass (2 Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass 256, 266, Foner ed. 1950). Proof level: Record (the words exist in an official opinion). Authenticity: screenshot came via TikTok (Karmi Jernigan; watermark "all secrets revealed"). The case and Thomas's dissent are confirmed by SCOTUSblog and CRS. Verify the exact wording and page against the official PDF. Context critics will raise: It is a dissent, not the ruling. The Court upheld birthright citizenship; Thomas lost. Thomas used this point to argue that birthright citizenship should cover people domiciled here, not children of parents who aren't. He is using Black Americans' "no other homeland" status to argue for limiting citizenship for others. Frame it as: "even a Supreme Court justice put it in writing: no other homeland." Don't frame it as "the Court ruled." Connects to: "no other homeland" / Before Borders; Dred Scott (1857) "subordinate and inferior class"; Civil Rights Act of 1866; 14th Amendment; FBA lineage argument. Rights: court opinions are public domain. The TikTok screenshot is not ours; use the official PDF image. ---