The authors say that the inclusion of birthright citizenship in the Constitution in 1868 has ramifications that apply in today's debate in Congress.

Trump's executive order deviates entirely from the historical meaning of the 14th amendment. This amendment, a product of the ...

Fort Worth police face criticism for confiscating Sally Mann's photos, with ACLU defending the work as art protected by the ...

After the Justice Department filed a written defense of the president's birthright citizenship order, some people feared an ...

This issue doesn’t concern the dubious argument that members of both groups have “invaded” the U.S. Rather, the key textual dispute under Section I of the 14th Amendment is whether ...

The day after the president signed the order, Washington joined Illinois, Oregon and Arizona in the suit that argued the executive order violated the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

“The touchstone for birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment is allegiance to the ... And it invoked a term of art with a nuanced history and understanding, as explained above.

Q: Did former President Joe Biden issue a statement saying that he thought the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered part of the Constitution? A: Yes. On one of his last days in office, Biden ...

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President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday evening targeting automatic citizenship for U.S.-born children of immigrants in the country illegally, contrary to the 14th Amendment. The ...

James C. Ho, the son of immigrants from Taiwan and a naturalized U.S. citizen, received a juris doctor with high honors in 1999 from the University of Chicago Law School, where he joined the ...