The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. Considered one of the most consequential amendments, it addresses citiz
Senator Jacob M. Howard of Michigan, author of the Citizenship Clause
Rep. John Bingham of Ohio was the principal author of the Equal Protection Clause.
Thurgood Marshall served as chief counsel in the landmark Fourteenth Amendment decision Brown v. Board of Education (1954).
Senate and House votes on the Fourteenth Amendment
Trump v. Barbara
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Trump v. Barbara, 609 U.S. ___ is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, which held that children born in the United States, including to parents unlawfully or temporarily pres
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
…Prohibiting Importation of Slaves. The executive order was challenged in court, and the Supreme Court struck down the order on June 30, 2026 in the case Trump v. Barbara. The Privileges or Immunities Clause was written to provide congressional power of enforcement to the similar Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article…
Protests outside the Supreme Court building on April 1, 2026, after arguments were presented in the case
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority.
Some conservative backlash targeted Justice Amy Coney Barrett.