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14th Amendment
Breaking down the birthright citizenship debate
President Donald Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants will be getting a good…
Testing who is a “birthright citizen”
President Trump has started a new debate about what the Constitution’s “Citizenship Clause” means, but the final answer no…
Pinky the Dog gets her day at Iowa’s Supreme Court
A dispute about a dog that bit a cat is now at Iowa’s Supreme Court and it addresses an important question about how…
John Bingham: One of America’s forgotten “Second Founders”
Although forgotten by most Americans, John Bingham is one of the most important figures in American constitutional history.…
Family separation: a constitutional fight, too
The political and human rights controversy over the Trump Administration policy of family separation as a form of immigration…
A royal and constitutional citizenship question
On Saturday, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will exchange wedding vows at Windsor Castle. So what happens to the American…
Constitutional milestone on transgender rights
For the first time in any court, a federal judge in Seattle has ruled that transgender people are entitled to the fullest…
Supreme Court cases where students influenced the Constitution
Some of the most significant Supreme Court cases in history were controversies that were started by, or on behalf, of public…
Can a Senator serve in Congress after a conviction in court?
As the Robert Menendez trial winds down, the New Jersey congressional caucus faces an odd scenario if the Senator is convicted of…
Can a President invoke the 14th Amendment to raise the debt ceiling?
Back in 2013, an obscure constitutional debate about presidential powers and the debt ceiling received considerable attention. But…
