People often don’t realize the revolutionary nature of the 13th Amendment, and conservatives in particular downplay its revolutionary nature. American historians have for a long time treated the ...

A federal appeals court ruled that a federal law banning firearms stores from selling handguns to adults between 18 years old ...

More than 30 countries grant unrestricted birthright citizenship based on the ‘jus soli’ principle – and nearly all of them ...

The debate today depends on whether, in 1868, foreigners were considered 'subject to the jurisdiction' of the United States.

A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled against a federal law requiring young adults to be 21 to buy handguns, finding it ...

Regardless of what opinion you hold on what constitutes a sufficient basis for American citizenship, the fact is that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution is very clear what that basis is. It has ...

Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship raises some important questions regarding the interpretation of the ...

After President Donald Trump signed an executive order to change the meaning of the 14th Amendment to end “birthright ...

Decades after the rest of New Jersey ended the practice, Bergen County continues to enforce blue laws that ban most retail ...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma emphasized the potential transformation of the regions environment with the ...

In the week since he took office, Donald Trump has wielded the power of the presidency to do what no president before him has ...

The legal precedent, with roots in 17th-century English common law, has been recognized in U.S. courts since as early as the ...