John Bingham, a 19th century member of Congress from Cadiz, wrote the constitutional provision debated by Supreme Court ...

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas offered this opportunity for Solicitor General John Sauer to explain how the 14th ...

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on a Trump order seeking to end birthright citizenship. The case challenges long-standing 14th Amendment interpretation and could affect hundreds of thousands of ...

Even some of the justices named by Trump during his first term don’t seem to be buying it.

Blue jeans, apple pie, and the American Dream. America is a brand built on symbols and defined by its images. But beyond ...

While I have written multiple posts for SCOTUSblog on birthright citizenship, a substantial part of my practice is litigating ...

With the U.S. Supreme Court hearing arguments challenging birthright citizenship, as guaranteed in the 14th Amendment to the ...

Solicitor General John Sauer responded to a question from Chief Justice John Roberts, during oral arguments on Trump's ...

The debate over birthright citizenship is not new — but it is newly urgent. And like many of our most difficult national conversations, it sits at the intersection of law, history, and common sense.

The three post–Civil War constitutional amendments offered the United States a second, more democratic founding. Preserving this framework is essential. It became clear to me that the framers ...