Passed in the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment was intended to further centralize ...

Utah., called out NBC News for “selectively omitting" a key part of the 14th Amendment in a question about birthright citizenship during an interview with President-elect Donald Trump.

He quotes then-Senator Benjamin Wade (R-OH ... varying majorities which may arise in Congress.” But whether the 14th Amendment covers the debt limit in this way has never been tested in court.

the crux of his argument for doing so was the Fourteenth Amendment's clause, "subject to the jurisdiction thereof." Her failure to quote those words was a deceptive way to frame the question and ...

Absolutely.” Welker then challenged Trump by stating, “The 14th Amendment, though, says that, quote, ‘All persons born in the United States are citizens.’ Can you get around the 14th Amendment with an ...

Of the Civil War Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment had the most far-reaching effect on the meaning of the Constitution. It conferred both national and state citizenship upon birth, thereby ...

The Supreme Court was asked to determine whether Wong had become a U.S. citizen at birth "by virtue of the first clause of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution," which says: "All persons born or ...

“The 14th Amendment, though, says that, quote, ‘All persons born in the United States are citizens,’” Ms. Welker said. This is false, and a longtime political journalist such as Ms. Welker ...

Professor Jonathan Adler recently posted about a Washington Post opinion article by Robert George and Josh Craddock, which argued that Congress should legislate to enforce the equal protection ...

"He’s right. The 14th Amendment was written to make citizens out of former slaves, not illegals, and has never been challenged at SCOTUS. End it, Mr. President." The idea that the nation’s ...