Explore SCOTUS's ruling on birthright citizenship, its political implications, and the historical context linking it to ...

Chief Justice John Roberts joined five colleagues to strike down Donald Trump's bid to restrict birthright citizenship.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment was ratified to the U.S. Constitution, granting U.S. citizenship to Black Americans after ...

“In some ways, the 14th Amendment is the original articulation that Black lives matter,” says Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law. On ...