In the wake of the Civil War, three amendments were added to the U.S. Constitution. The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery (1865), the Fourteenth Amendment made freed slaves citizens of the ...

The 14th Amendment states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” ...

The US President wants to abolish a right enshrined in the US Constitution for 157 years - and now there's almost nobody who ...

One abolished slavery. One allowed Black men to vote. And another, the 14th Amendment written by Ohio Congressman John Bingham, established birthright citizenship and was ratified in 1868.

Section One of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution states: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States ...

So, contra Trump, the text and history of the Fourteenth Amendment are clear: If a child is born on U.S. soil, and that child's parents are not diplomats, foreign ministers, or invading foreign ...

The amendment has been cited to address what we now consider to be modern forms of slavery, such as sex trafficking, bondage, or aggravated kidnapping. After the Civil War, the U.S. abolished ...

The legal battle over President Donald Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship is far from over despite the Republican ...

One abolished slavery. One allowed Black men to vote. And another, the 14th Amendment written by Ohio Congressman John Bingham, established birthright citizenship and was ratified in 1868.