WASHINGTON (WHSV) - Almost 160 years ago on July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. The amendment was proposed in the wake of the Civil War as a way to, among other ...

Fix the 14th Amendment, Not the Court ...

We are having the wrong argument about the 14th Amendment. The debate should not center on birthright citizenship (a ...

The dispute centered on whether a president can reinterpret the Constitution’s guarantee of birthright citizenship.

While it's a blow to the US president, the highest court's narrow ruling may have emboldened efforts to overturn birthright ...

Activists will gather July 9 at the Supreme Court to celebrate the 14th Amendment and defend civil rights protections.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It may not be as oft-quoted as the First Amendment or as contested as the Second Amendment, but the 14th Amendment to the United ...

In a post-Civil War America, Congress tried to ensure civil and legal rights to Black citizens, particularly those formerly enslaved. The effort led to three amendments that built upon one another.

In the 1860s, citizenship was not only extended but defined more narrowly than the chief justice acknowledges.

The Supreme Court says citizenship can't depend on your parents' immigration status. So why are millions of American families ...

Many commentators, myself included, perceived a different headline to the Supreme Court’s rejection in Trump v. Barbara of ...

A daily quiz on the transformative Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.