Trump's executive order deviates entirely from the historical meaning of the 14th amendment. This amendment, a product of the ...

By its own terms, the 14th Amendment applies to “all persons” born in the United States, disqualifying no one by parentage.

The authors say that the inclusion of birthright citizenship in the Constitution in 1868 has ramifications that apply in today's debate in Congress.

SEATTLE — A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally, decrying what he ...

Republican lawmakers argued that “jurisdiction” does not simply mean territorial jurisdiction but full and complete ...

As President Donald Trump moves to restrict birthright citizenship through executive action, student organizations at the ...

Following a fourth judge blocking his executive order ending birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants, Trump said ...

Randy E. Barnett is a professor of constitutional law at the Georgetown University Law Center and an author of “The Original Meaning of the 14th Amendment: Its Letter and Spirit.” Ilan Wurman ...

There were multiple twists and turns in the process of debating whether to approve a resolution condemning hate crimes in ...

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government convened a hearing Tuesday afternoon looking into the connection between the 14th Amendment and President Trump’s ...