During passage of the 14th amendment in the 1800s, John Conness fought proto-Trumpian demands to exclude some groups.

During passage of the 14th amendment in the 1800s, John Conness fought proto-Trumpian demands to exclude some groups.

American law has been shaped by a long history of bias against gender nonconformity. Understanding this legal history can ...

As President Donald Trump seeks to dramatically remake civil rights in America, Connecticut advocates are looking to amend ...

The preliminary injunction is the second temporary hold against Trump’s executive order and puts efforts to end birthright ...

Conness, a U.S. Senator from California from 1863 to 1869, was a leader in passing the 14th Amendment. And Trump’s attempt to ...

The New York Times on Wednesday published an article headlined “Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab,” criticizing ...

On January 30, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a landmark opinion in Reese v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, ...

It’s a crystal clear idea: citizenship and equal protection under the law for everyone born or naturalized in the United States. Beyond that, the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution ...

They are wakeup calls for why Second Amendment rights are so fundamental. It's been said time and again, but citizens really are their own first responders. The Los Angeles wildfires have left ...

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has launched an investigation into the Ithaca City School District ...

Progressives have created the fiction in which the US Constitution “is what the Supreme Court says it is.” In reality, the ...