The president and his supporters, and a few academics, also argue that in 1866 there was no such category as an “undocumented ...

The battle over birthright citizenship is just getting started. Challengers to President Trump’s executive order view ...

The Supreme Court did not rule last week on whether President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship was constitutional. But the court did pave the way for that order to take effect in ...

In a June 27 ruling, the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request to partially halt nationwide injunctions ...

A Supreme Court ruling on national injunctions may change how U.S.-born newborns receive Social Security numbers, affecting ...

The Supreme Court delivered a major win to the Trump administration, allowing it for now to move forward with its plan to end ...

Within two hours of a Supreme Court ruling that limits the ability of federal courts to impose universal injunctions, lawyers ...

“So, universal birthright citizenship isn’t required by the 14th Amendment’s text or historical context. It’s inconsistent with the earliest legal interpretations of the amendment.

Trump may think that birthright citizenship is only "about the babies of slaves." But as these statements from the 1866 debates make clear, the historical evidence proves him wrong.

For 157 years, birthright citizenship has made anyone born in the United States a citizen – whether they are the child of citizens, foreign nationals living legally in the U.S. or unauthorized ...

For 157 years, birthright citizenship has made anyone born in the United States a citizen – whether they are the child of citizens, foreign nationals living legally in the U.S. or unauthorized ...