Conley's argument against birthright citizenship relies on an outdated understanding of originalism, focusing on "original intent" rather than "original public meaning."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

A historical review shows lawmakers without certain familial records went unchallenged as citizens when the 14th Amendment ...

On July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment was ratified to the U.S. Constitution, granting U.S. citizenship to Black Americans after hundreds of years of enslavement. The crucial amendment would later serve ...

One of President Trump's first actions in his second term was an Executive Order purporting to limit birthright citizenship ...

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 ...

The Supreme Court on Dec. 5, 2025, agreed to review the long-simmering controversy over birthright citizenship. It will likely hand down a ruling next summer. When the justices weigh the arguments, ...

When the U.S. Supreme Court convenes on Thursday for an unusual May session, the only item on the calendar will involve President Trump’s executive order, which purports to exclude the children of ...

As the nation approaches its 250th birthday next year, the National Archives has mounted its first display of the entire Constitution. The exhibition gives viewers a chance to see not only the ...

This decision is only one of the ways that the Court, under Chief Justice John Roberts, has been chipping away at the parts ...

New evidence is emerging that could deal a major blow to President Donald Trump's case for stripping birthright citizenship ...

On March 22, 1972, the U.S. Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment, sending the measure to the states for ratification in order for it to become a part of the U.S. Constitution, the ultimate law of ...

“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 ...