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Many teachers are facing challenges explaining the Constitution as a result of President Trump's trampliing on it.

As we approach the 250th anniversary of America’s independence, Douglass’ words raise another question: “What, to America’s ...

Immigrants who are permanent legal residents but not citizens are required to carry their green card, and others with ...

Over 300 lawsuits challenging many of Trump's second-term plans have been winding through federal courts, and a handful may be poised for Supreme Court review.

Last week, the Duke Law Federalist Society hosted an event with the provocative title: “ Born Here, Belong Here? A Constitutional Conversation on Citizenship by Birth ” where the underpinnings of the ...

BOSTON, MA — “American-born babies are American, just as they have been at every other time in our Nation’s history,” said New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin after a federal judge blocked the ...

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is defending the court majority's work on emergency rulings. NPR spoke with Sarah Isgur, editor of SCOTUSblog, who recently interviewed Barrett.

Since President Donald Trump’s return to office in January, federal courts across the United States have issued numerous ...

A judge had blocked federal agents from stopping people without “reasonable suspicion” they are in the country illegally ...

President Donald Trump has promised to remove millions of people from the United States in the largest deportation program in ...