The author says executive order stripping US citizenship from children born in this country, protected by the 14th Amendment, could imperil other constitutional amendments.

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow restrictions on birthright citizenship to partly take effect ...

adopted after the Civil War in 1868 to establish citizenship for freed Black Americans, as well as “all people born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof.” ...

Opinion:Trump returns, playing the conquering hero The 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868 to give U.S. citizenship to enslaved Black people who had been emancipated. The first sentence reads ...

Perhaps. But first it must agree to hear the case. The Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment, which was ratified in 1868, states in part: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States ...

Since the adoption of the 14th Amendment in 1868, the United States has recognized birthright citizenship; that is, if a person is born on U.S. soil, that person is a U.S. citizen regardless of ...

The Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, reads ... and thereby ensure that Black Americans were, and would forever be, full-fledged citizens. The clause was understood ...

The 14th Amendment in the Constitution — a document which is more powerful than any branch of government — established birthright citizenship in 1868. The amendment’s ... the rights of formerly ...