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14th Amendment

Arts Oct 15

How one corporation exploited the amendment that was meant to protect former slaves

By Elizabeth Flock

New American citizens wave American flags Mar. 1 after taking the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony in Newark, New Jersey. Photo by REUTERS/Mike Segar.

Fact-checking Trump’s claims about birthright citizenship

President Donald Trump has astonished legal scholars with his claim that he can end birthright citizenship with a swipe of his pen. No, they say, he can't.

By Mark Sherman, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press

What is the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause?

"No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law, nor deny…

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