The Fourtheenth Amendment has been used in divisive ways, giving the lie to its claim of “equal protection” under the law. We ...

South Carolina is one of 18 states that joined a Supreme Court brief supporting an executive order to end birthright ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sherrilyn Ifill, of Howard University School of Law, about the opening the 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy.

President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14160, titled “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” ...

With grace, humility, and conviction Sherrilyn Ifill reminds us that there is always good work to be done—and that, in fact, we are the ones who must do it.

Trump signed executive order to end birthright citizenship The 14th Amendment says 'all persons born in US' are citizens South Carolina AG says it's been misinterpreted The Supreme Court is ...

About two dozen states have sued over the order. They argue it violates the 14th Amendment, which reads “all persons born or naturalized in the United States” are American citizens.