Trump's challenge to birthright citizenship aims at Constitution's 14th amendment
Trump’s executive actions are heading to court. One of his actions directly challenges the way the U.S. Constitution has been interpreted when it comes to immigration and whether someone born in America should be an American citizen.
How the modern Supreme Court might view the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship
In the few days since he returned to the White House, President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders and mass pardons have shattered political and legal norms. But one order is in a category of its own.
What is the 14th Amendment and how does it apply to birthright citizenship?
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.
Actually, the 14th Amendment Still Exists
It’s a move that has been brewing for years. The Washington Post described the order as an effort to “reinterpret the 14th Amendment of the Constitution,” and sure enough, the text includes ...
What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship
It may not be as oft-quoted as the First Amendment or as contested as the Second Amendment, but the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution plays a critical role in supporting some of our closest-held notions of American freedom and equality.
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Due Process Clause, Equal Protection Clause and Disenfranchising Felons
The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is exactly like a similar provision in the Fifth Amendment, which only restricts the federal government. It states that no person shall be ...
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We Can Apply the 14th Amendment While Also Reforming Birthright Citizenship
Virginia’s Legislature Threatens to Open the Floodgates for Radical Gender Ideology Birthright citizenship has exploded into the national discourse. The issue is generating a lot of heat on the ...
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Charlie Kirk: The 14th Amendment was “too broadly” and “sloppily written”
From the August 21, 2023, edition of Salem Media Group's The Charlie Kirk Show, as broadcast on Real America's Voice CHARLIE KIRK (HOST): The 14th Amendment was necessary for some things ...
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The MAGA Right’s Plan to Destroy the Fourteenth Amendment
It is one of the most important accomplishments of the Reconstruction era, and one of the most critical safeguards of justice, citizenship, and equal protection under the law: the Fourteenth ...