His argument rests on interpreting the phrase "subject to the jurisdiction thereof," found in the 14th Amendment, which codified birthright citizenship into the Constitution. Trump claims that ...

I’m not a lawyer; maybe that helps me understand the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship better than J. Christian Adams (“Conventional wisdom behind birthright citizenship is wrong ...

"Such a thing is not possible to do." His statement is apparently in conflict with the constitutional right to due process as, according to the National Constitution Center, the Fourteenth Amendment ...

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The White House’s justification lies in a misreading of the 14th Amendment’s birthright citizenship clause, falsely claiming that the children being excluded are not “subject to the ...

The order asserts that such children are not “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States, and therefore do not qualify as citizens under the 14th Amendment. President Donald Trump ...

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As legal proceedings surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship move toward the country’s highest court, the longstanding interpretation of the 14th Amendment ...

Sen. Lyman Trumbull of Illinois, a key architect of the amendment, explained that “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” meant “not owing allegiance to anybody else.” In contrast to the authors of the ...

Then I read the Supreme Court cases purportedly saying the 14th Amendment automatically ... Lyman Trumbull of Illinois, a key architect of the amendment, explained that “subject to the ...