This decision is only one of the ways that the Court, under Chief Justice John Roberts, has been chipping away at the parts ...

Heritage Foundation senior legal fellow Hans von Spakovsky lays out the history of U.S. citizenship and the 14th Amendment on 'Life, Liberty & Levin.' Trump quips about seeking DOJ settlement: 'I ...

As a general rule, babies born in the United States of America are citizens of the United States of America. There isn’t any question about that. It’s in the Constitution, 14th Amendment: “All persons ...

President Donald Trump told Politico that it would be “devastating” if the Supreme Court struck down his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. In a wide-ranging interview with ...

The Supreme Court on Dec. 5, 2025, agreed to review the long-simmering controversy over birthright citizenship. It will likely hand down a ruling next summer. When the justices weigh the arguments, ...

Alabama’s chief elections officer seems to despise democracy. Wes Allen has spent the vast majority of his public career making voting harder in Alabama. As a state representative, he sponsored a bill ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Attorneys General from half of the United States, led by those from Tennessee and Iowa, filed a brief with the Supreme Court Friday challenging the Fourteenth Amendment to the ...

A Second Opinion is a recurring series by Haley Proctor on the Second Amendment and constitutional litigation. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions ...

Conley's argument against birthright citizenship relies on an outdated understanding of originalism, focusing on "original intent" rather than "original public meaning." The original public meaning of ...

Every American citizen owes a debt of gratitude to John Mercer Langston, architect of the 14th Amendment and founding dean of the Howard University School of Law. His writings and speeches are ...