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 States Constitution plays a critical role in supporting some of our ...

The Supreme Court on Dec. 5, 2025, agreed to review the long-simmering controversy over birthright citizenship. It will likely hand down a ruling next summer. When the justices weigh the arguments, ...

The 14th Amendment made the U.S. a place where every child was born equal under the law. That might be about to change. Credit...Photo illustration by Ricardo Tomas Supported by By Marcela Valdes When ...

When the tide in the Mississippi fell, animal guts, blood, entrails and intestines tossed into the river from slaughterhouses upstream lodged around the pipes going into the New Orleans city reservoir ...

The purpose of Section 1 of the 14th Amendment — which begins, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of ...

Editor’s Note: This story was originally published in 2018 and has been updated. It may not be as oft-quoted as the First Amendment or as contested as the Second Amendment, but the 14th Amendment to ...