"Once incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment, the Citizenship Clause 'forever closed ... Trump can argue that the phrase about being 'subject to the jurisdiction' must have meaning, and should be ...

Howard community members discuss the blend of law and democracy at 14th Amendment Center for Law & Democracy launch event.

While many people have declared the US Constitution to be “crystal clear” on issues of governance, the truth is that much of ...

The Fourtheenth Amendment has been used in divisive ways, giving the lie to its claim of “equal protection” under the law. We can have equality under the law, ...

It is extremely difficult to change the U.S. Constitution. It is not simply waving a pen or a magic wand. The Constitution itself, in Article V, defines the process. For a proposal to become an ...

Does the Civil War-era insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment disqualify Donald Trump from holding higher office? The court will hear a… It's the first time the nation's highest court will ...

Trump signed executive order to end birthright citizenship The 14th Amendment says 'all persons born in US' are citizens South Carolina AG says it's been misinterpreted The Supreme Court is ...

Howard University - the historically Black school here - opens a center today dedicated to the 14th Amendment. The 14th Amendment was added to the Constitution after the Civil War. It establishes ...

The judges deemed the order a violation of the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to anyone born in the United States. The author argues that if the Supreme Court upholds Trump's order ...

About two dozen states have sued over the order. They argue it violates the 14th Amendment, which reads “all persons born or naturalized in the United States” are American citizens.