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.
President Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship would overturn more than a century of precedent
U.S. 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.
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 ...
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What Does It Take To Amend The Constitution? It’s A *Process*
Could the end of birthright citizenship — or a third Trump term — actually happen? The post What Does It Take To Amend The ...
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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 ...
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 ...