The Fourtheenth Amendment has been used in divisive ways, giving the lie to its claim of “equal protection” under the law. We ...

in arguing that the 14th Amendment requires citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants, some of the more prominent interlocutors are promoting an incorrect understanding of history.

The Fourteenth Amendment promises that all persons in ... In certain areas where there has been a history of past wrongful action—such as discrimination based on race or gender—the state ...

Does the Civil War-era insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment disqualify Donald Trump from holding higher office? The court will hear a… It's the first time the nation's highest court will ...

President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14160, titled “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” ...

Throughout history, Asian immigrants ... Eagle-eyed Constitution readers will notice that the 14th Amendment contains a “due ...

Voting rights for women, immigrants, Blacks, Native Americans and soldiers went through many changes beginning in the late 1800s, up to the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. Dr. Rachel ...

When Congress and the states ratified the Fourteenth Amendment ... that required courts to look solely at history and tradition. “When the Second Amendment’s plain text covers an individual ...

University of Virginia Professor Amanda Frost traced the pre-14th Amendment foundations of birthright citizenship in an article for the Yale Journal of Law and Humanities last year. “Common law ...

Civil rights lawyer and scholar Sherrilyn Ifill will head the project. On March 27, Howard University launched its 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy, housed within Howard University’s ...