Opinion
Birthright citizenship is in the U.S. Constitution. Trump can't change that. | Opinion
President Donald Trump's executive order to ban birthright citizenship is unconstitutional. Immigration must be handled through sensible legislation.
Trump’s birthright citizenship order is put on hold by a second federal judge
Trump’s inauguration week order was already on temporary hold nationally because of a separate suit brought by four states in Washington state.
Opinion
Don’t count on the Supreme Court to stop Trump’s new order — or uphold the Constitution | Opinion
Birthright citizenship in the United States is guaranteed by the first sentence of the 14 Amendment. Known as the “citizenship clause,” the provision states: All persons born or naturalized in the United States,
Trump’s citizenship decree signals his willingness to flout the Constitution
Trump’s citizenship order is best understood as a symbolic stand against the “invasion” he perceives when people enter this country in pursuit of better lives.
To end birthright citizenship, Donald Trump misreads the constitution
America started doing so at the end of the civil war. The constitution was amended then to overturn the Dred Scott decision of 1857, which held that black people were not Americans. The 14th Amendment ensured that freed slaves and their children would henceforth be citizens.
Federal judge in Maryland blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman issued the injunction at court hearing on a lawsuit brought by civil rights groups arguing that Trump’s order is unconstitutional.
Second US Judge Blocks Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order
A federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday became the second nationally to block Donald Trump's administration from implementing the Republican president's executive order curtailing birthright citizenship in the United States.
Undermining the U.S. Constitution - one amendment at a time: Dave Lange
The 14th Amendment was passed by the U.S. Senate in 1866 and ratified two years later by 28 of the 37 states at that time, ...
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 ...