On May 15, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the subject of birthright citizenship. If you haven’t been following ...

How has the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the 14th Amendment in the past? An 1898 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Wong Kim Ark is considered the historical standard that children born ...

The 14th Amendment became part of the U.S. Constitution in 1868, following the Civil War, and granted citizenship and freedoms outlined in the Bill of Rights to formerly enslaved people.