Black activists championed the idea of birthright citizenship long before it was introduced to the U.S. Constitution, reports ...

“The 14th Amendment was designed to overturn this decision and define citizenship once and for all, and it was based on birthright,” Rosen says. “It is really important that it’s a vision of ...

Donald Trump’s executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship is an attempt to reverse one outcome of the Civil War ...

When the Trump administration seeks to have the injunction quashed, the litigation may eventually proceed, through the ...

Over the years, the right to citizenship has been won by various oppressed or marginalized groups after hard-fought legal battles. Here's a look at how birthright citizenship has applied to some of ...

Sandford, which denied U.S. citizenship to Black people. “They had for more than a century before been regarded as beings of ...

President Donald Trump’s executive order purporting to abolish birthright citizenship is unambiguously and profoundly racist.

Here’s what to know about Trump’s proposal to add new restrictions in the U.S.—and how that compares to other countries.

Eighteen states have sued the federal government over the executive order, showing the legal challenges the president will ...

We are exiting the era of hyperpolitics. All flames — even the hottest and most spectacular — eventually burn out. Perhaps ...

Mr. Trump’s orders are dealing yet another blow to diversity preferences after the Supreme Court determined in July of 2023 ...