iled ▁by ▁Edward ▁Co ke , ▁William ▁Black stone , ▁and ▁James ▁Kent ), ▁Cal vin ' s ▁Case ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁jud icial ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Consider ation ▁of ▁the ▁case ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁and ▁by ▁state ▁courts ▁transformed ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁rule ▁regarding ▁American ▁citizens hip ▁and ▁solid ified ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁j us ▁sol i ▁as ▁the ▁primary ▁determ ining ▁factor ▁cont rolling ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁citizens hip ▁by ▁birth . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁imm igration ▁law ▁ ▁J us ▁s angu in is , ▁an ▁alternative ▁theory ▁of ▁citizens hip ▁based ▁on ▁inher iting ▁citizens hip ▁from ▁a ▁parent ▁or ▁parents ▁ ▁St are ▁dec isis , ▁a ▁legal ▁principle ▁where by ▁new ▁dec isions ▁should ▁be ▁consistent ▁with ▁established ▁preced ents ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Har vey ▁Whe eler , ▁Francis ▁Ba con ' s ▁Case ▁of ▁the ▁Post - N ati :( 1 6 0 8 ); ▁Found ations ▁of ▁Ang lo - American ▁Constitution al ism ; ▁An ▁Application ▁of ▁Crit ical ▁Constitution al ▁Theory , ▁Ward , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁ ▁Category : 1 6 0 8 ▁in ▁English ▁law ▁Category : 1 6 0 8 ▁in ▁international ▁relations ▁Category : 1 6 0 8 ▁in ▁law ▁Category : James ▁VI ▁and ▁I ▁Category : Ed ward ▁Co ke ▁cases ▁Category : C ourt ▁of ▁King ' s ▁Ben ch ▁( Eng land ) ▁cases ▁Category : English ▁land ▁case