America started doing so at the end of the civil war. The constitution was amended then to overturn the Dred Scott decision of 1857, which held that black people were not Americans. The 14th Amendment ...

President Trump's executive order challenging birthright citizenship will face its first legal test in a Seattle courtroom ...

Four Democratic-led states will urge a federal judge in Seattle on Thursday to block U.S. President Donald Trump's ...

In the few days since he returned to the White House, President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders and mass pardons ...

President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict birthright citizenship could have significant repercussions for Texas and other border states that have large numbers of immigrants in the country legally and ...

Donald Trump’s executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship is an attempt to reverse one outcome of the Civil War ...

“The 14th Amendment was designed to overturn this decision and define citizenship once and for all, and it was based on ...

The New York attorney general this week joined a coalition of nearly 20 states and the city of San Francisco in filing a ...

Trump's order says the federal government won't recognize the birthright of children born to parents in the country without ...

In a significant legal challenge CASA has filed a lawsuit against President Trump regarding his recent executive order aimed ...

The legal challenge underscores the historical roots of birthright citizenship, noting that the 14th Amendment was ratified ...