What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship
President Donald Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right enshrined by the 14th Amendment. We asked two experts in constitutional and immigration law to walk us through what the amendment says,
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The birthright citizenship clause too many forget, but Trump is right to question
One of the biggest issues of the new Trump term is birthright citizenship. The president is pushing back against it with an executive order. He has a valid, constitutional argument.
Is birthright citizenship in the Constitution? Can Trump end it? 18 states sue
With one signature, President Donald Trump ended birthright citizenship where children born here were U.S. citizens even if their parents weren't.
How the modern Supreme Court might view the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship
In the few days since he returned to the White House, President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders and mass pardons have shattered political and legal norms. But one order is in a category of its own.
Federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
A federal judge on Jan. 24 temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.”
Trump is trying to undo the 14th amendment. Historians are horrified.
Trump is trying to undo the 14th amendment. Historians are horrified. - Black activists championed the idea of birthright citizenship long before it was introduced to the U.S. Constitution, reports Ka
What to Know About the Ruling Blocking Trump's Order on Birthright Citizenship
President Donald Trump’s executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally has faced the first of what will be many legal tests
Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship would overturn more than a century of precedent
US President Donald Trump has said since his first administration that he wants to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right for everyone born in the United States.
Donald Trump’s False claim that the US is the ‘only’ country with birthright citizenship
Around three dozen countries and the U.S. offer automatic citizenship to children born within their borders, regardless of their parents immigration status.
Trump Doesn’t Get to Decide What the Constitution Means
Trump wants a Constitution that, among other things, allows him to refuse to spend congressional appropriations and as we’ve ...
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That’s Not How Constitutional Amendments Work
This morning, Biden declared on X that “the Equal Rights Amendment is now the law of the land.” Well, there you have it: The ...
Why The Equal Rights Amendment Is Still Not A Constitutional Amendment
Last Friday, former President Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment "the law of the land" - so why has it failed to ...
Presidential inaugurations were moved to Jan. 20 by ratification of 20th Amendment in 1933
Donald Trump will be only the second U.S. president after Grover Cleveland to serve two nonconsecutive terms after he takes ...
Trump’s first 7 days: The framework for presidential dictatorship
In the week since he took office, Donald Trump has wielded the power of the presidency to do what no president before him has ...
The Constitution outranks all: Trump’s executive order revoking birthright citizenship is meaningless
Donald Trump yesterday took an oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States” and then promptly ...