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United States President Donald Trump has suggested that the 14th Amendment right to American citizenship never had anything ...

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The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that anyone born in the United States is automatically an American citizen, regardless of their parents’ legal status. An order issued by Trump ...

James C. Ho, the son of immigrants from Taiwan and a naturalized U.S. citizen, received a juris doctor with high honors in 1999 from the University of Chicago Law School, where he joined the ...

They discussed the issue, which she said is rooted in the plain text and original meaning of the 14th Amendment, enshrined in well over a century of precedent and practice. Press the play button ...

And so, as an American Black man, now that we have established that fact, I seek to provide my common sense interpretation of the 14th Amendment. Needless to say, it has once again become the ...

The 14th Amendment overturned the 1857 decision that denied citizenship to Black people. Scholars say President Trump’s proposal betrays that history. By Adam Liptak Reporting from Washington ...