The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in May on Trump's bid to enforce his executive order to restrict automatic birthright citizenship.

At some point in the 20th century, a bureaucrat in Washington decided to start issuing passports to anyone born in the United ...

During a House Judiciary Committee hearing held on February 25, 2025, witness Amanda Frost pointed out the 'crystal clear' ...

How has the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the 14th Amendment in the past? An 1898 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Wong Kim Ark is considered the historical standard that children born ...

The 14th Amendment has a clause that grants citizenship to people born in the United States “and subject to the jurisdiction ...

The 14th Amendment became part of the U.S. Constitution in 1868, following the Civil War, and granted citizenship and freedoms outlined in the Bill of Rights to formerly enslaved people.

Birthright citizenship represents the best of America: a clear, principled rule that has served us well for over 150 years.

In a somewhat surprising move, the United States Supreme Court will address the issue of Birthright Citizenship.  Since the ...

Harvard is going to have to argue in federal court —one way or another— that the courts pay no attention to the Civil Rights ...