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

In a new paper, I examine, along with a co-author (James Heilpern), whether "subject to the jurisdiction" would have had a familiar legal meaning to lawyers in the mid-nineteenth century, and if so ...

The Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether children of parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily are ...

On April 1, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in one of the highest-profile cases of the 2025-26 term – and indeed, ...

In a significant event, President Donald Trump attended Supreme Court hearings regarding his controversial initiative to end ...

The Birthright Clause did not invent a new idea: it constitutionalized an old one.

In our last column, we imagined grilling Solicitor General D. John Sauer in a moot court on birthright citizenship. Today, we ...

The majority seemed skeptical of the Trump administration's argument on birthright citizenship, appearing ready to rule in ...

The case could impact every expecting family in the U.S.

SCOTUS is set to weigh birthright citizenship; here’s what US judges have said - Judges across the federal system have ...

Justices appear sceptical of the order, but could rule narrowly, leaving room for the debate to return through US Congress.

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 ...