Our political class is aflame, and our lawyer-ocracy is up in arms over President Trump’s executive order limiting the scope of “birthright” (or “soil-based”) citizenship to children of permanent ...

Alexander Hamilton saw it coming. In the Federalist Papers, he described the judiciary as a feeble branch of government, ...

The former president has been vehemently against birthright citizenship for children born in the US to non-citizens, and he ...

Within hours of taking office Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed executive orders on a wide range of immigration, border ...

The authors say that the inclusion of birthright citizenship in the Constitution in 1868 has ramifications that apply in today's debate in Congress.

The state is home to nearly 14,000 civilian federal employees, from nuclear weapons researchers to park rangers to social ...

The Trump administration's efforts to swiftly remake the federal government notched some big wins in court this week — ...

Trump's executive order deviates entirely from the historical meaning of the 14th amendment. This amendment, a product of the ...

This article was updated on Feb. 6 at 2:04 p.m. Shortly after being sworn into office on Jan. 20 for a second term, President ...

• The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration’s emergency request to enforce an executive order limiting birthright citizenship. • Trump’s order, issued on his second day back ...