In some ways, the 14th Amendment is the original articulation that Black lives matter,” says Damon Hewitt, president and ...

Federal judge in New Hampshire stayed the order for seven days to allow the Department of Justice to appeal. He called ...

The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution has been the center of controversy since it was adopted on July 9, 1868 -- 157 ...

This anniversary provides an opportunity for us to reacquaint ourselves with their history and to recommit ourselves to the ...

On July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, granting citizenship and “equal protection under the ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina became the 28th state to ratify the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which, in part, made freed people United States citizens for the first time. When South ...

Article courtesy of NewsOne Staff With the Supreme Court’s latest decision involving birthright citizenship, its important to know its history.  At first glance, birthright citizenship and slavery may ...

The Constitution unambiguously and unequivocally establishes birthright citizenship. Those who do not wish the children of ...

Every word matters in critical legal documents, and no language is more pored over and parsed for meaning than that used in our U.S. Constitution.