One hundred and fifty-seven years ago, the United States adopted a Constitutional amendment guaranteeing citizenship to people born on U.S. soil, one of the American bedrocks of equality. Now, that guarantee is under attack. President Donald Trump signed ...

Conley's argument against birthright citizenship relies on an outdated understanding of originalism, focusing on "original intent" rather than "original public meaning." The original public meaning of the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause guarantees ...

(CNN) — In the few days since he returned to the White House, President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders and mass pardons have shattered political and legal norms. But one order is in a category of its own. His decree proposing to end the ...

Citizenship rules are constitutional and may be altered only by an amendment.