In 1868, three years after slavery was abolished, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted, granting equal ...

The Supreme Court decision in Trump v. Barbara does more than uphold a broad view of birthright citizenship. It reads into the Fourteenth Amendment a sweeping right for foreign nationals that the text ...

WASHINGTON (WHSV) - Almost 160 years ago on July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. The amendment was proposed in the wake of the Civil War as a way to, among other ...

Activists will gather July 9 at the Supreme Court to celebrate the 14th Amendment and defend civil rights protections.

The three post–Civil War constitutional amendments offered the United States a second, more democratic founding. Preserving this framework is essential. It became clear to me that the framers ...

The Supreme Court's birthright citizenship ruling reaffirmed why the Fourteenth Amendment was written in the first place.

This anniversary provides an opportunity for us to reacquaint ourselves with their history and to recommit ourselves to the work of ensuring their enforcement. On July 9, 1868, South Carolina became ...

The National Archives Foundation and More Perfect announced today that the nationwide final vote was between the 13th and 14th amendments—in this first-of-its-kind competition among 100 historical ...

Birthright citizenship narrowly prevailed at the Supreme Court. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's opinion reads as a warning ...

The Supreme Court’s decision about President Donald Trump’s attempt to narrow access to birthright citizenship left no doubt ...

In his dissent, Thomas argued that the 14th Amendment was a narrow correction for formerly enslaved Black Americans — not anyone born on U.S. soil.

The overall Trump effort – as radical as it was – made surprising headway in both the court and public spheres.