Opinion

Back To Slavery In Alabama? A Republican Politician Seeks 14th Amendment Repeal

Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter suggested the Supreme Court should overturn or weaken the 14th Amendment.
The Indiana Citizen

VOTED ‘MOST SIGNIFICANT’: Reconstruction Era’s 14th Amendment transformed America, expert says

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 8, 2026 In the aftermath of the Civil War, as the United States was grappling ...
Morningstar

America Has Voted the Fourteenth Amendment as America's Most Significant Document

The National Archives Foundation and More Perfect announced today that the nationwide final vote was between the 13th and 14th amendments—in this first-of-its-kind competition among 100 historical ...
Wall Street Journal

Was the 14th Amendment Meant to Apply to Immigrants?

The Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment was ratified after the Civil War in order to cement citizenship and legal protections for Black people in the U.S. after slavery was abolished. What ...