This decision is only one of the ways that the Court, under Chief Justice John Roberts, has been chipping away at the parts ...

A historical review shows lawmakers without certain familial records went unchallenged as citizens when the 14th Amendment ...

In the United States, birthright citizenship was written into the Constitution after the Civil War. Following the end of ...

The Supreme Court has agreed to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship.

The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution has been the center of controversy since it was adopted on July 9, 1868 -- 157 years ago today. Born of Reconstruction, it was hotly debated by Northern ...

President Donald Trump and his administration are fighting to overturn birthright citizenship guaranteed by the 14th ...

Explore the implications of the Supreme Court reviewing Birthright Citizenship and its effects on the Fourteenth Amendment.

Hannah Liu, 26, of Washington, holds up a sign in support of birthright citizenship outside of the Supreme Court in Washington in May. Credit: Jacquelyn Martin AP On Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025 ...

Birthright citizenship—the principle that all individuals born on U.S. soil are granted American citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment—was at the center of arguments heard by the Supreme Court ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina became the 28th state to ratify the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which, in part, made freed people United States citizens for the first time. When South ...

As the nation approaches its 250th birthday next year, the National Archives has mounted its first display of the entire Constitution. The exhibition gives viewers a chance to see not only the ...