The Supreme Court will decide whether the 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship in the U.S., an interpretation the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Supreme Court will review President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for some children born in the U.S. Trump's order reinterprets the 14th Amendment to exclude ...

Critics and supporters of President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship often focus on the order’s barring of automatic citizenship to children born to individuals unlawfully ...

It is being used to challenge Trump in some states from being on the ballot. The intent of the 14th Amendment's disqualification clause is central to the debate over whether former President Donald ...

Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the timing of Justice Clarence Thomas' Sept. 25 speech with respect to the Justice Department's appeal. The appeal was the next day. The ...

Birthright on the Brink? 14th Amendment Faces Test in Trump Policy Shift This week on Legal Speak, we preview a Supreme Court Brief discussion highlighting conflicts between the Fourteenth Amendment's ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee lawmakers are revisiting a decision many Americans believed was settled. Last week, the House passed a bill seeking to “clarify” the Supreme Court’s ruling in ...