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,
Opinion
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.
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
Opinion
Opinion | Trump cannot simply end birthright citizenship — the Constitution says so
The president’s executive order would purportedly end a fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution. But that's not how this works.
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.
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.
Could the Supreme Court Back Trump on Birthright Citizenship?
Trump’s executive order looks to redefine the constitutional right of birthright citizenship to exclude the children of noncitizens. In your opinion, does he have any legal ground to stand on? No. Now,
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Fact check: Which European countries practice birthright citizenship?
President Donald Trump incorrectly said that the US is "the only country" that automatically confers citizenship to children born in its territory. What's the situation like in Europe? #EuroVerify ...
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Will ending birthright citizenship stand up in court? Shreveport immigration lawyer has doubts
Christopher Kinnison of the Liberty Law Group states the U.S. Constitution is clear on birthright citizenship.
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OPINION: Redefining the Idea of ‘Presidential Pardons’… Part One
The courts subsequently invented the notion that the Constitution was “living” for the purpose of redefining it for modern ...