President Donald Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right enshrined by the 14th Amendment. We asked two experts in constitutional and immigration law to walk us through what the amendment says,
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 ... law: Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National ...
Constitutional torts allow victims of governmental misconduct to seek redress. But the doctrinal regime is in disarray because it vacillates between two conceptions of constitutional rights: rights that “nullify” changes to subconstitutional law and rights that impose “duties” on officers.
The debate today depends on whether, in 1868, foreigners were considered 'subject to the jurisdiction' of the United States. They weren’t.
If you want to store your books in a more ingenious way than cramming them in a shelf, try this clever DIY book stand using scrap wood you already have.
Donald Trump has ordered a halt on federal funding, as he talks about lowering taxes for billionaires. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) joins The ReidOut with Joy Reid to discuss this and her new book, the young adult edition of her New York Times Best Seller, "True Gretch," which is out today.
Through the sometimes blinding storm of executive orders and memorandums in the opening days of President Trump’s new administration, one pattern is already becoming clear: This is not a crew particularly interested in law.
The 119th United States Congress is ... The Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution specifies that the changeover for members of Congress occurs on January 3 at noon. It also states that Congress itself should convene on that date unless it established ...
President Donald Trump has nominated the former Florida attorney general to serve as the next U.S. attorney general.
Latter-day Saint students stood and recited Section 4 of the Doctrine and Covenants together at the request of Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center.
A civil jury has ruled that Louisiana parish officials who threatened to arrest and imprison an environmental activist while she attempted to speak during a public meeting did not violate the First Amendment.
It may not be as oft-quoted as the First Amendment ... people in the United States. Eagle-eyed Constitution readers will notice that the 14th Amendment contains a “due process” clause very similar to the Fifth Amendment. This, says Rosen, was a ...