Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter suggested the Supreme Court should overturn or weaken the 14th Amendment.
“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 ...
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 8, 2026 In the aftermath of the Civil War, as the United States was grappling ...
The three post–Civil War constitutional amendments offered the United States a second, more democratic founding. Preserving this framework is essential. It became clear to me that the framers ...
"The Supreme Court's decision will mean the greatest loss of Black representatives since the end of Reconstruction." ...
At moments of political anxiety, Americans challenge first principles. Few are more foundational or more misunderstood than birthright citizenship. The text of the 14th Amendment is plain: “All ...
Arguments over birthright citizenship will reach the U.S. Supreme Court this week, but while many Americans might think this is just an “immigration issue” with little impact on your daily life, for ...
The Supreme Court issued a momentous ruling that clarified the way that the American legal system handled charges of ...
John Bingham, a 19th century member of Congress from Cadiz, wrote the constitutional provision debated by Supreme Court ...