Professors Akhil and Vikram Amar have responded to my recent post arguing that the 14th Amendment does not grant automatic citizenship to the children of temporary visitors to the United […]

In a brief to the Supreme Court, the administration argues that the amendment—ratified in 1868 in repudiation of the Dred Scott decision that declared Black Americans couldn’t be citizens—specifically intended to extend citizenship to the children of former slaves and their descendants,

Conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has previously spoken favorably of the citizenship clause of the U.S Constitution. The clause is the basis for birthright citizenship, which President Donald Trump is challenging in the Supreme Court.

The latest front in Stephen Miller’s personal and political war on the 14th Amendment, which began last January with President Trump’s executive order targeting birthright citizenship, centers on the equal protection clause.

Conley's argument against birthright citizenship relies on an outdated understanding of originalism, focusing on "original intent" rather than "original public meaning."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 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause guarantees ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment was ratified to the U.S. Constitution, granting U.S. citizenship to Black Americans after hundreds of years of enslavement. The crucial amendment ...