The deeper question with respect to understanding the extraordinary events of the mid to late 19th and early 20th century is ...

At the time, states were weighing whether to ratify the 14th Amendment, and the combined horrors of the back-to-back race massacres underscored the need for constitutional protections to ensure ...

“In the 20th century, more broader questions were litigated under the 14th Amendment, like Brown v. Board of Education — whether segregation was constitutional. Cases involving the internment ...

The 14th Amendment, the ACLU said, “is the cornerstone of civil rights in the United States,” and “every attack on birthright citizenship, from the 19th century until now, has been grounded ...