“Subject to the jurisdiction thereof.” That is the phrase, stuck in the middle of the first sentence of the first section of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday, May 15 over President Donald Trump's bid to follow through with an executive ...

Forgotten History’s latest episode examines birthright citizenship, the 14th Amendment, Trump’s executive order, and the ...

Perhaps the most controversial executive order President Trump has signed thus far is the one ending birthright citizenship, which was immediately challenged by several “blue” state attorney generals ...

I'm writing in response to the opinion piece by Patrick Conley that appeared in The Providence Sunday Journal regarding birthright citizenship ("14th Amendment doesn't guarantee birthright citizenship ...

The three post–Civil War constitutional amendments offered the United States a second, more democratic founding. Preserving this framework is essential. It became clear to me that the framers ...

This anniversary provides an opportunity for us to reacquaint ourselves with their history and to recommit ourselves to the work of ensuring their enforcement. On July 9, 1868, South Carolina became ...

I’m not a lawyer; maybe that helps me understand the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship better than J. Christian Adams (“Conventional wisdom behind birthright citizenship is wrong,” April 22).

As a general rule, babies born in the United States of America are citizens of the United States of America. There isn’t any question about that. It’s in the Constitution, 14th Amendment: “All persons ...

Conley's argument against birthright citizenship relies on an outdated understanding of originalism, focusing on "original intent" rather than "original public meaning." The original public meaning of ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday, May 15 over President Donald Trump's bid to follow through with an executive order that would restrict birthright citizenship in the first broad ...