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 ...

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

U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour ruled on Thursday in the case brought by the states of Washington, Arizona, Illinois and Oregon.

“Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship”—better known as the birthright citizenship executive order ...

The president’s executive order would purportedly end a fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution. But that's not how ...

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 ...

Carol Nackenoff, Swarthmore College and Julie Novkov, University at Albany, State University of New York (THE CONVERSATION) One of President Donald Trump’s first executive orders relating to ...

Gov. Phil Scott takes his oath of office from Vermont Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Reiber at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Thursday, January 9, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Gov.

Full text is unavailable for this digitized ... that the judges of the Supreme Court have come to a decision in the case of DRED SCOTT, which involves the consitutionality of the Missouri ...

January 3 - Colorado goaltender Scott Wedgewood left the Avalanche's Thursday game against the visiting Buffalo Sabres with an apparent right leg injury. Coach Jared Bednar said after the game ...