The movie, I'm pleased to report, exerts the same kind of historical/topical force that "13th" did. DuVernay, while she works in an extremely accessible and mainstream way, has a singular gift for ...

Premiering at the New York Film Festival, the filmmaker's follow-up to her '13th' tackles birthright citizenship, the Equal Protection Clause and the undoing of the gains of Reconstruction.

Any valid points made in Ava DuVernay's documentary about the 14th amendment are uncut by AI slop and imprecise interviews.

The Netflix documentary about the significance of and challenges to the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was the closing night screening at the 2026 New York Film Festival.

The 14th Amendment wrote the Declaration of Independence's promise of freedom and equality into the Constitution. Ratified after the Civil War, this amendment transformed the Constitution forever and ...

Now in its 12th year, SFFilm's Doc Stories, running Nov. 5-8, is scheduled to present 10 features, 11 short films and three ...

L-R: Director Ava DuVernay with Dr. Carla Hayden, the librarian of Congress ousted by Donald Trump Netflix 14 th, the documentary directed by Ava DuVernay that premiered Friday night as the ...

President Donald Trump’s call to end birthright citizenship has sparked a national debate. Within the Republican party, leading voices differ on the legitimacy of citizenship as a birthright. While ...

After the Civil War, the fight for freedom continued. Learn how the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments ended slavery, defined citizenship, and expanded voting rights. Discover how these powerful changes ...

Four indictments of Donald Trump have so far done no more to stop him than two earlier impeachments did. He remains easily the front-runner in the Republican primaries, and in some polls is running ...

The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution has been the center of controversy since it was adopted on July 9, 1868 -- 158 years ago today. Born of Reconstruction, it was hotly debated by Northern ...

The Court has also deemed the due process guarantees of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to protect certain substantive rights that are not listed (or “enumerated”) in the Constitution. The idea is ...