The concept of birthright citizenship is clearly defined in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, our nation’s most fundamental legal document. Everyone born in the United States is automatically a ...
“In some ways, the 14th Amendment is the original articulation that Black lives matter,” says Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law. On ...
Hannah Liu, 26, of Washington, holds up a sign in support of birthright citizenship outside of the Supreme Court in Washington in May. Credit: Jacquelyn Martin AP On Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025 ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina became the 28th state to ratify the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which, in part, made freed people United States citizens for the first time. When South ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about investor immigration and international law issues. Birthright citizenship—the principle that all individuals born on ...
House Speaker Mike Johnson may not see a legal way for President Donald Trump to run for a third term, but Trump will do it ...