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The twin histories of birthright citizenship and slavery
At first glance, birthright citizenship and slavery may seem like separate issues, but their histories are deeply intertwined ...
The 14th Amendment has been about much more than birthright citizenship
The14th Amendment was intended to correct the moral wrongs of slavery. But it has been misunderstood and reinterpreted in ...
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Trump Trying to Overturn 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 ...
El Paso County joins legal battle against Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship
The El Paso County Commissioners Court voted earlier this week to sign onto a lawsuit claiming Trump's plan violates the 14th ...
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 , ...
Harris County's Christian Menefee, Adrian Garcia join opposition to Trump's birthright citizenship ban
Two Harris County officials have lent their support to a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order ...
Judge temporarily blocks Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, calling it 'blatantly unconstitutional'
A federal judge in Seattle has signed a temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order on ...
President Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship would overturn more than a century of precedent
U.S. President Donald Trump has said since his first administration that he wants to end birthright citizenship, a ...