Trump is trying to undo the 14th amendment. Historians are horrified.
Black activists championed the idea of birthright citizenship long before it was introduced to the U.S. Constitution, reports Katie Hawkinson
Trump Trying to Over Turn the 14th Amendment Should Scare The Hell out of Every American
No U.S. president has ever gone after the 14th Amendment before, but Trump’s birthright citizenship attack isn’t the first time this amendment has been under fire. Ironically, 2025 marks 30 years since a similar bill was proposed in Congress.
What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship
President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship is on temporary hold after a federal judge last week called it "blatantly unconstitutional." Birthright citizenship derives from section one of the 14th Amendment.
Opinion
The birthright citizenship clause too many forget, but Trump is right to question
One of the biggest issues of the new Trump term is birthright citizenship. The president is pushing back against it with an executive order. He has a valid, constitutional argument.
How the modern Supreme Court might view the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship
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.
Is Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship ‘Dred Scott II’?
The 14th Amendment overturned the 1857 decision that denied citizenship to Black people. Scholars say President Trump’s proposal betrays that history.
Opinion
Neither Trump nor Texas can end birthright citizenship
Trump may issue executive orders contradicting the Fourteenth Amendment. Congress may pass laws to that effect. Both are unconstitutional.
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Alan Dershowitz Says There’s A Way The Supreme Court Can Avoid Killing Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
Attorney Alan Dershowitz said Monday that one question can help the U.S. Supreme Court avoid striking down President Donald ...
Will the 14th Amendment stand?
The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution grants citizenship to all individuals born or naturalised in the US, and subject to ...
Trump order ending birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants is constitutional, expert says
"It'll get to the U.S. Supreme Court, and if the court follows the actual legislative intent and history, they will uphold ...
The 14th Amendment has been about much more than birthright citizenship
The14th Amendment was intended to correct the moral wrongs of slavery. But it has been misunderstood and reinterpreted in ...
Can we at least put a stop to ‘birth tourism’?
President Trump’s executive order attempting to stop “birthright citizenship” faces an uphill battle in the courts, but ...
Opinion
Donald Trump's Attempts to Bring Back Dred Scott Decision Will Fail | Opinion
In the executive order attacking the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship, Trump is making the same arguments that the framers of the 14th Amendment heard and explicitly rejected more ...
Donald Trump's targeting of the 14th Amendment would dramatically alter the landscape of our country
Since even the president cannot change the Constitution — you need a two-thirds majority in Congress and approval of ...
The 14th Amendment was introduced to help racial justice. Trump’s plans ensure the opposite
The 14th Amendment was introduced to help racial justice. Trump’s plans ensure the opposite - Black activists championed the ...