Judges in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington have issued nationwide orders blocking President Donald Trump’s executive ...

President Trump petitioned the Supreme Court on Thursday to stay injunctions issued by three different courts against his ...

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

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

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.” ...

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." ...

In the aftermath of the Civil War, Congress ratified the 14th Amendment in July 1868. That amendment assured citizenship for all, including Black people. "All persons born or naturalized in the ...

Lydia Hamilton Smith's story is deeply entwined with abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens, but she has her own story to tell.

The President hosts a Black History Month event, but attendees ignore his divisive actions and past rhetoric. The event highlights the disconnect from recent history.

President Donald Trump’s executive actions to attack diversity, equity and inclusion don’t have the force of law, University ...

Johnson also told Southern states not to ratify the 14th Amendment, whose purpose was to enshrine both citizenship ... the rights of a Black Union veteran, depicted lying on the ground. Credit: Thomas ...