Contrary to conventional wisdom, birthright citizenship is not entirely settled U.S. law. The executive order states, “the ...

“The 14th Amendment was designed to overturn this decision and define citizenship once and for all, and it was based on ...

The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment serves three distinct ... due process under both amendments, as well as the definition of “life, liberty, or property” as the range of ...

Under the Fourteenth Amendment, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.” The gist of the executive ...

One argument being made against birthright citizenship is the phrasing, "under the jurisdiction of," which can be interpreted as a foreign government having legal precedence over said person. Day ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether to allow President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship order to go into effect while litigation continues. The court is hearing oral ...

His argument rests on interpreting the phrase "subject to the jurisdiction thereof," found in the 14th Amendment, which codified birthright citizenship into the Constitution. Trump claims that ...

The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. Following the pattern of the Necessary and Proper Clause of Article I, Section 8, the ...

It was a civil and highly substantive debate focusing on the original meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment. I confess it did not change my views on the subject, but I found it quite worthwhile.