On July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment was ratified to the U.S. Constitution, granting U.S. citizenship to Black Americans after hundreds of years of enslavement. The crucial amendment would later serve ...

A historical review shows lawmakers without certain familial records went unchallenged as citizens when the 14th Amendment ...

Editor's note: This story was written in June of 2018. It took a while for the 14th Amendment to live up to its promise of guaranteeing all Americans equal rights under the law. But, nearly 90 years ...

The 14th Amendment, passed by Congress in June 1866 and ratified in July 1868, starts by declaring "All persons born or naturalized in the United States ... are citizens of the United States and of ...

Perhaps the most controversial executive order President Trump has signed thus far is the one ending birthright citizenship, which was immediately challenged by several “blue” state attorney generals ...

New evidence is emerging that could deal a major blow to President Donald Trump's case for stripping birthright citizenship ...

Legal scholars Amy Swearer and Hans von Spakovsky challenge birthright citizenship, arguing 14th Amendment excludes children ...

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to end a constitutional right that automatically grants citizenship to any baby born in the United States. Trump, in an interview with "Axios on HBO," said ...

FILE - In this May 13, 2004, file photo, Jose Aguilar, and his wife, Maria, read a book with their children Jose Jr.,7, and Jennifer, 9, at their home in National City, Calif. The Aguilar children are ...