WASHINGTON (WHSV) - Almost 160 years ago on July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. The amendment was proposed in the wake of the Civil War as a way to, among other ...
Fix the 14th Amendment, Not the Court ...
The Supreme Court decision in Trump v. Barbara does more than uphold a broad view of birthright citizenship. It reads into ...
Activists will gather July 9 at the Supreme Court to celebrate the 14th Amendment and defend civil rights protections.
In the annals of Supreme Court decisions, the public likely remembers what justices wrote for the court in famous cases, such ...
As a political matter, it’s understandable that Republicans are angered by the outcome of Trump v. Barbara, which finds that children born in the United States are entitled to birthright citizenship ...
In his dissent, Thomas argued that the 14th Amendment was a narrow correction for formerly enslaved Black Americans — not ...
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold birthright citizenship was a celebration for many New Mexicans, based upon André Salkin’s reporting for The Santa Fe New Mexican. The Supreme Court’s ruling, ...
In the 1860s, citizenship was not only extended but defined more narrowly than the chief justice acknowledges.
The dispute centered on whether a president can reinterpret the Constitution’s guarantee of birthright citizenship.