News & Analysis
Essays, analysis, and news about the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution — plus updates from the 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy.
Here you’ll find everything from quick takes to deeper dives to Center news and events — with a special emphasis on the people who have made or are making the promise of the 14th Amendment real today.
“That the Work This Time Shall Finally Be Done: The 14th Amendment and the Next Refounding” was held April 10 in Washington, D.C.
The amicus brief, co-filed by Profs. Sherrilyn Ifill and Guy-Uriel Charles in Trump v. Barbara, reaffirms an enduring consensus that children born on U.S. soil to undocumented parents are U.S. citizens.
Frederick Douglass on Citizenship
Celebrating the birthday of one of the most important constitutional thinkers of the 19th century.
The Year in Review, and the Year Ahead
The fight for the 14th Amendment continues—now more than ever.
"The lost cause." Currier & Ives. 1872. Library of Congress.
Scholarship Spotlight
Birthright Citizenship and the Dunning School of Unoriginal Meanings
Three legal scholars explore how a handful of academics have been developing a defense of a presidential order that purports to end a key aspect of the 14th Amendment.
In Trump v. CASA, there are strong echoes of the Reconstruction Court.
"The lost cause." Currier & Ives. 1872. Library of Congress.
Essay
Reviving the Promise of the 14th Amendment
Originally published in the Howard Law Journal, this essay by Sherrilyn Ifill offers a vision on how to make the centerpiece of Reconstruction come alive again.
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