Donald Trump’s measures ending government diversity efforts are part of a much broader effort to reverse civil rights gains ...

The Fourteenth Amendment was the product of a democratic revolutionary change that sought to put the Constitution on a ...

In the debates over the 14th Amendment in 1866, Sen. John Conness argued convincingly that "children of all parentage ...

President William Ruto's new Proclamation on Registration and Issuance of IDs to Border Counties during his recent tour of ...

Conness, a U.S. Senator from California from 1863 to 1869, was a leader in passing the 14th Amendment. And Trump’s attempt to ...

This article was updated on Feb. 6 at 2:04 p.m. Shortly after being sworn into office on Jan. 20 for a second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship – the ...

During passage of the 14th amendment in the 1800s, John Conness fought proto-Trumpian demands to exclude some groups.

During passage of the 14th amendment in the 1800s, John Conness fought proto-Trumpian demands to exclude some groups.

President Donald Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right enshrined by the 14th Amendment. We asked two experts in constitutional and immigration law to walk us through ...

Civil rights litigator Karla Gilbride, who most recently served as general counsel of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has joined Public Citizen as deputy director of the nonprofit ...

As Americans, we teach our children about the rule of law, and that it is the right of every person to be equal before the ...