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

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

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 ...

Conley's argument against birthright citizenship relies on an outdated understanding of originalism, focusing on "original intent" rather than "original public meaning."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

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 ...

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).

“In some ways, the 14th Amendment is the original articulation that Black lives matter,” says Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law. On ...

new video loaded: The ‘Constitutional Bedrock’ Trump Is Trying to Erase transcript Trump is on a mission to eliminate birthright citizenship, a right long thought to be guaranteed by the 14th ...

The U.S. Supreme Court needs to make completely clear that the first sentence of the 14th Amendment, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are ...

The 14th Amendment’s due process clause says no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. It’s a procedural guarantee — it governs how the government ...