The constitutional guarantee of citizenship for anyone born on U.S. soil originates from the 14th Amendment and was upheld by the Supreme Court in the pivotal 1898 case United States v.

The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is exactly like a similar provision in the Fifth Amendment, which only restricts the federal government. It states that no person shall be ...

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 ...

By: Guy Gugliotta       SC Daily Gazette The first words of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution tell us that “all persons born or naturalized?

The order seeks to reinterpret the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause, which traditionally grants citizenship to nearly all individuals born on U.S. soil, regardless of race, color, ancestry or ...

Howard community members discuss the blend of law and democracy at 14th Amendment Center for Law & Democracy launch event.

A class action lawsuit filed in Baton Rouge argues two state laws concerning justices of the peace violate the 14th Amendment ...

Trump signed executive order to end birthright citizenship The 14th Amendment says 'all persons born in US' are citizens South Carolina AG says it's been misinterpreted The Supreme Court is ...

Howard University - the historically Black school here - opens a center today dedicated to the 14th Amendment. The 14th Amendment was added to the Constitution after the Civil War. It establishes ...

About two dozen states have sued over the order. They argue it violates the 14th Amendment, which reads “all persons born or naturalized in the United States” are American citizens.