People often don’t realize the revolutionary nature of the 13th Amendment, and conservatives in particular downplay its revolutionary nature. American historians have for a long time treated the ...

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

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 ...

This week, the Trump administration doubled down in its fight against birthright citizenship. The usual alliance of pundits, professors and press lined up to declare any challenge to birthright ...

Stephen Puleo’s biography offers a fresh glimpse into the Radical Republicans’ struggle against slavery and shines a light on ...

And such is the case with the 14th Amendment, especially Section 1.

“The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments were designed to enshrine ... privileges of citizenship need to be protected? Before the Civil War, states didn’t necessarily have to follow the provisions ...