The three post–Civil War constitutional amendments offered the United States a second, more democratic founding. Preserving this framework is essential. It became clear to me that the framers ...

Despite what some legal scholars are claiming, the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment does not extend citizenship to children born in the United States whose parents are illegal aliens, or for ...

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas offered this opportunity for Solicitor General John Sauer to explain how the 14th Amendment acted as a correction to questions created by the 1857 Dred Scott ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. Critics and supporters of President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship often focus on the order’s ...

That is the phrase, stuck in the middle of the first sentence of the first section of the 14th Amendment, that President Donald Trump is seeking to redefine as part of his campaign to overturn the ...

Former President Trump reignited the debate over birthright citizenship with a proposal that could challenge the 14th Amendment. This video explains what it means and why it matters. Chairman Warsh ...

The U.S. Supreme Court needs to make completely clear that the first sentence of the 14th Amendment, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are ...

In this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on the Brexit vote, which was cast 10 years ago this month. David explains why Brexit has not only been a ...