An educated citizenry is the key to making self-government succeed, Founding Father Thomas Jefferson said.
Two new executive orders take aim at aspects of birthright citizenship the high court did not address in its June 2026 ruling.
Carlos R. Bartels passed away peacefully under the care of Wentworth Hospice in his home on June 25, 2026.
Legal scholars argue that when executive branch agencies impose conditions on federal funds, courts should give these cases special scrutiny.
Jackson’s concurrence traces the 14th Amendment to work done by people ‘beyond Congress’ and Black Americans who ‘helped galvanize the push for full equality.’
A former federal judge analyzes key Supreme Court decisions this term, reflects on growing judicial invective evident in its opinions, and judiciously gives praise for some great writing.
From a synagogue’s 5K to Appalachia’s Hillbilly Days, shared celebrations pull strangers together.
Pointing to the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, the high court ruled that all babies born in the United States ‘are citizens by birth.’
