To help us all better understand the civil rights and civil liberties issues at hand this Supreme Court term, our series, ...

Ever since Donald Trump vowed to end birthright citizenship for the children of many immigrants, one question has loomed: How ...

Along with Barrett, four of the court’s other five Catholics — Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Clarence Thomas, Justice ...

In the wake of the controversy surrounding the National Education Association’s national meeting in Portland, Oregon, Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., have ...

Under the 14th Amendment, U.S. citizenship is automatically grants to people born here, regardless of where their parents are ...

Watchdog flags failures in youth detention system; Del. Chris Tomlinson pushes for stiffer penalties for fentanyl dealers; ...

Trump’s executive order limits automatic birthright citizenship, traditionally protected under the Fourteenth Amendment, to children with at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent ...

The 14th Amendment has long been understood to grant American citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil.

Key specifics, including which types of immigrants would be subject to the new rules, have finally been made public.

Ruling in two other lawsuits during the past month may also set back the Trump administration implementation of the measure ...

The U.S. debates birthright citizenship as a new Trump executive order seeks to deny automatic citizenship to children of non ...

Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-24 of Cleveland, Oswego County, has introduced the Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act to end ...