"In some ways, the 14th Amendment is the original articulation that Black lives matter," says civil rights attorney Damon ...

After SCOTUS opened the door to President Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship, the anniversary of the 14th Amendment ...

The three amendments of the Reconstruction era radically transformed American life and the role of the federal government. The final section of each amendment grants Congress the power to enforce ...

To be readmitted to the Union, the defeated Confederate states were required to affirm the Constitution's so-called Reconstruction amendments -- the 13th, 14th, and 15th -- which abolished slavery ...

Explore the significance of the 14th Amendment in American identity and the implications of ending birthright citizenship under Trump's proposal ...

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution guarantees birthright citizenship in the US, meaning any child born in the country is *** citizen with some very limited exceptions.

Explore the significance of the 14th Amendment in American identity and the implications of ending birthright citizenship under Trump's proposal ...

But first, some history The 14th Amendment is known as a Reconstruction amendment, because it was added to the Constitution after the Civil War in 1868.