The first section of the 14th Amendment states that all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to its jurisdiction, are citizens of the United States and of the state where they ...

Several experts, lawmakers and activists are putting forward a legal argument that former President Trump could be disqualified from the 2024 ballot under the 14th Amendment for his alleged actions in ...

The battle over birthright citizenship is a battle over its exceptions. The 14th Amendment’s first sentence proudly proclaims that “[a]ll persons born . . . in the United States, and subject to the ...

“In some ways, the 14th Amendment is the original articulation that Black lives matter,” says Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law. On ...

As a general rule, babies born in the United States of America are citizens of the United States of America. There isn’t any question about that. It’s in the Constitution, 14th Amendment: “All persons ...

It is being used to challenge Trump in some states from being on the ballot. The intent of the 14th Amendment's disqualification clause is central to the debate over whether former President Donald ...

Conley's argument against birthright citizenship relies on an outdated understanding of originalism, focusing on "original intent" rather than "original public meaning." The original public meaning of ...

The Williamstown League of Women Voters will hold its annual Susan B. Anthony dinner on March 18, featuring a talk by Williams College professor Sara Dubow on the 14th Amendment.

Every American citizen owes a debt of gratitude to John Mercer Langston, architect of the 14th Amendment and founding dean of the Howard University School of Law. His writings and speeches are ...

Last week, the House passed a bill seeking to "clarify" the Supreme Court's ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 landmark ...