U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has renewed her attack on a ruling by the court's conservative majority that ...

President Donald Trump's orders on civil rights are a stunning blow to America’s 60-year fight against discrimination.

This article was updated on Feb. 5 at 12:50 p.m. Shortly after being sworn into office on Jan. 20 for a second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship – ...

Birthright citizenship in the United States is guaranteed by the first sentence of the 14 Amendment. Known as the ...

William Howard Taft is the only person to serve as both U.S. president and Supreme Court Chief Justice during his career. The ...

Calcasieu Assistant District Attorney Hope Buford was the only candidate to qualify for the 14th Judicial District Court Division D seat vacated by Judge Robert Wyatt, who retired last year. Attorney ...

Less than two weeks into this second Trump presidency, the fearmongering has already reached fever pitch. “He can’t do it!” ...

Gov. Katie Hobbs on Wednesday named Judge Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court, making her the first Latina and ...

Birthright citizenship is a shield of protection to anyone born in this country, as close to a national self-definition as we ...

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge brought by a man seeking to bar President Trump from office under the ...

The 14th Amendment overturned the 1857 decision that denied citizenship to Black people. Scholars say President Trump’s ...

Eventually, the Amistad was seized by the United States near Long Island in New York, and the enslaved Africans were ...