The 14th Amendment was adopted in 1864 to ensure that newly freed slaves had the same rights and privileges under the law as any other citizen.

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A federal judge in Seattle has signed a temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order on ...

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President Donald Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right enshrined in the 14th Amendment. We ...

Donald Trump attends Service of Prayer as he begins first full day as the 47th President of the United States following his inauguration ...

Attorneys general from more than a dozen states filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from ending birthright ...

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The 14th Amendment grants citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the US"—why does Trump wants to change it?

Birthright citizenship, meaning that someone born within the U.S. or its the United States territories is automatically a U.S. citizen, is currently protected by the 14th Amendment of the U.S ...

Yet another Republican lawmaker resigned Monday to join Donald Trump’s incoming administration, drawing into sharp ... The concept is held in the 14th Amendment: Anyone born in the United ...