Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Analilia Mejia knew when she joined Congress in April that she wanted to use her post to highlight what she believes is an ...

The Supreme Court decision in Trump v. Barbara does more than uphold a broad view of birthright citizenship. It reads into the Fourteenth Amendment a sweeping right for foreign nationals that the text ...

A red state lawmaker quietly called on the Supreme Court to overturn the Fourteenth Amendment, but plenty of people are calling out the stunning remark. "Say what now?" Pulitzer Prize-winning ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a post-Civil War America, Congress tried to ensure civil and legal rights to Black citizens, particularly those formerly ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Christine Blackerby gave a tour of the National Archives “Amending America” exhibit. In this clip, she discussed how the 14th Amendment and ...

“Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights — to freely participate in our political community. The Framers of the Fourteenth Amendment extended that promise to 'every free-born person in ...

Ratified on July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment is a cornerstone of the U.S. Constitution that granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.—including former slaves—and guaranteed ...

That is the phrase, stuck in the middle of the first sentence of the first section of the 14th Amendment, that President Donald Trump is seeking to redefine as part of his campaign to overturn the ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Professors Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick talked about their book, The Original Meaning of the 14th Amendment. They argued that the 14th Amendment, ...

In 1898, the same Supreme Court that upheld Jim Crow segregation as constitutional also upheld the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship, by a 6–2 vote. This was a profoundly ...

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 ...