Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Analilia Mejia knew when she joined Congress in April that she wanted to use her post to highlight what she believes is an ...

The Supreme Court decision in Trump v. Barbara does more than uphold a broad view of birthright citizenship. It reads into the Fourteenth Amendment a sweeping right for foreign nationals that the text ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Demonstrators from across the country will gather outside the Supreme Court on July 9 to celebrate the 158th birthday of the 14th ...

Ava DuVernay's ambitious follow-up to "13th" traces the Fourteenth Amendment's unfinished promise, but its urgency sometimes overwhelms its argument.

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Christine Blackerby gave a tour of the National Archives “Amending America” exhibit. In this clip, she discussed how the 14th Amendment and ...

Premiering at the New York Film Festival, the filmmaker's follow-up to her '13th' tackles birthright citizenship, the Equal Protection Clause and the undoing of the gains of Reconstruction.

In 2005, the Supreme Court’s 14th Amendment jurisprudence seemed at equipoise. The equal protection clause permitted the use of race to promote diversity in classrooms. The due process clause ...

Ava DuVernay’s ‘14th’ is an incendiary, must-see ‘13th’ companion tracing America’s constitutional crisis via the Fourteenth Amendment.

The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment echoes that of the Fifth Amendment. The Fifth Amendment, however, applies only against the federal government. After the Civil War, Congress adopted ...

Ava DuVernay‘s latest documentary has sparked an unexpected debate. This comes after its premiere at the New York Film Festival on Friday. DuVernay directs and produces 14th, which explores the ...