We know that it means the children of former slaves are citizens. That was its stated purpose and the plain language of the ...

Critics of the president are calling it a constitutional crisis. Is that true and what does a constitutional crisis really mean?

purported to do away with what is generally thought to be a fundamental constitutional right of birthright citizenship. That is, with very rare exceptions, if you’re born in the United States ...

“The U.S. Constitution ensures that no politician can decide ... those who would be impacted by the president’s executive order is clear: citizenship is a right afforded to us by birth, not by ...

The first sentence of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution establishes ... in the US who are denied full rights as Americans." The concept of birthright citizenship, also known by the legal ...

In Mr. Wong’s case, the Supreme Court affirmed the constitutional guarantee of automatic citizenship for nearly all children born in the United States, a right that has deep roots in common law.