How the modern Supreme Court might view the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship
In the few days since he returned to the White House, President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders and mass pardons have shattered political and legal norms. But one order is in a category of its own.
Alan Dershowitz Says There’s A Way The Supreme Court Can Avoid Killing Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
Attorney Alan Dershowitz said Monday that one question can help the U.S. Supreme Court avoid striking down President Donald Trump’s
Can Trump End Birthright Citizenship? 14th Amendment Explained
Brad Jones, a professor of political science at the University of California Davis, told Newsweek. Birthright citizenship has been interpreted, repeatedly, as an integral part of the 14th Amendment. Trump isn't the first to weaponize birthright citizenship but he has been the most successful at bringing this issue to a boil.
What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship
President Donald Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right enshrined in the 14th Amendment. We asked two experts in constitutional and immigration law to walk us through what the amendment says,
Opinion
The birthright citizenship clause too many forget, but Trump is right to question
One of the biggest issues of the new Trump term is birthright citizenship. The president is pushing back against it with an executive order. He has a valid, constitutional argument.
Is birthright citizenship in the Constitution? Can Trump end it? 18 states sue
With one signature, President Donald Trump ended birthright citizenship where children born here were U.S. citizens even if their parents weren't.
Opinion
The Attack on Birthright Citizenship Is a Big Test for the Constitution
Donald Trump’s executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship is an attempt to reverse one outcome of the Civil War, by creating a permanent underclass of stateless people who have no rights they can invoke in their defense.
The Problem With Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order
Former Rep. Justin Amash explains why President Donald Trump's interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment is wrong.
What you need to know about Trump's birthright citizenship executive order
Trump issued a sweeping executive order that would end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants and some lawful temporary residents. The backlash from legal scholars was swift, who say the text violates the longstanding interpretation of the 14th Amendment in United States courts.
Trump's Citizenship Decree Signals His Willingness To Flout the Constitution
In practical terms, Donald Trump's attempt to nullify birthright citizenship by executive decree, which ran into immediate ...
Trump Doesn’t Get to Decide What the Constitution Means
Trump wants a Constitution that, among other things, allows him to refuse to spend congressional appropriations and as we’ve ...
Trump is trying to undo the 14th amendment. Historians are horrified.
Black activists championed the idea of birthright citizenship long before it was introduced to the U.S. Constitution , ...
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Trump Trying to Over Turn the 14th Amendment Should Scare The Hell out of Every American
No U.S. president has ever gone after the 14th Amendment before, but Trump’s birthright citizenship attack isn’t the first time this amendment has been under fire. Ironically, 2025 marks 30 years ...
Donald Trump's Attempts to Bring Back Dred Scott Decision Will Fail | Opinion
In the executive order attacking the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship, Trump is making the same arguments ...
Just like old times: Trump tramples Constitution | Editorial
Trump issued an executive order that would erase part of the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to all children ...