A red state lawmaker quietly called on the Supreme Court to overturn the Fourteenth Amendment, but plenty of people are ...

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 ...

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 8, 2026 In the aftermath of the Civil War, as the United States was grappling ...

Conley's argument against birthright citizenship relies on an outdated understanding of originalism, focusing on "original intent" rather than "original public meaning."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

"Ask any American what our citizenship rule is, and they'll tell you, everyone born here is a citizen alike," ACLU attorney Cecilia Wang said during oral arguments in the Supreme Court's landmark ...

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 ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. Professors Akhil and Vikram Amar have responded to my recent post arguing that the 14th Amendment does not grant automatic ...

Chief Justice John Roberts asked the Trump administration's solicitor general, John Sauer, during oral arguments on Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship on Wednesday, about the scope of ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. Critics and supporters of President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship often focus on the order’s ...

Arguments over birthright citizenship will reach the U.S. Supreme Court this week, but while many Americans might think this is just an “immigration issue” with little impact on your daily life, for ...