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NA The Supreme Court's controversial 5-4 ruling in Kelo v. City of New London (2005), held that private "economic development ...

In the United States, due process is meant to safeguard against government overreach. The clause states that no state may ...

In the United States, due process is meant to safeguard against government overreach. The clause states that no state may ...

Due process is core to democracy. The due process clauses in the Fifth and 14th amendments prohibit any seizure of "life, liberty, or property" without due process of law.

Despite what some legal scholars are claiming, the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment does not extend citizenship to children born in the United States whose parents are illegal aliens, or for ...

A historical review shows lawmakers without certain familial records went unchallenged as citizens when the 14th Amendment was adopted. The finding appeared to undercut the president’s claims on ...

As a general rule, babies born in the United States of America are citizens of the United States of America. There isn’t any question about that. It’s in the Constitution, 14th Amendment: “All persons ...

The Supreme Court on Dec. 5, 2025, agreed to review the long-simmering controversy over birthright citizenship. It will likely hand down a ruling next summer. When the justices weigh the arguments, ...

ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. Although grand juries are required by the Fifth Amendment to charge serious ...

To understand how grudging Amy Coney Barrett’s new book is when it comes to revealing personal details, consider that one of the family members the Supreme Court Justice most often refers to is a ...