Professors Akhil and Vikram Amar have responded to my recent post arguing that the 14th Amendment does not grant automatic ...

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 Supreme Court will hear arguments on a Trump order seeking to end birthright citizenship. The case challenges long-standing 14th Amendment interpretation and could affect hundreds of thousands of ...

Every American citizen owes a debt of gratitude to John Mercer Langston, architect of the 14th Amendment and founding dean of the Howard University School of Law. His writings and speeches are ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump told Politico that it would be “devastating” if the Supreme Court struck down his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. In a wide-ranging interview with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Birthright Citizenship newspaper headlines on the US Constitution -- 14th amendment immigration law The 14th Amendment, passed by ...

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 ...