The Attack on Birthright Citizenship Is a Big Test for the Constitution
Donald Trump’s executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship is an attempt to reverse one outcome of the Civil War ...
How Vladimir Putin was able to change Russia’s constitution and become ‘president for life’
In contrast, the Russian Federation has been referred to as an “imitation democracy”. It has institutions that one would find in democratic systems of government (a parliament and a directly elected ...
Letter to the editor: Birthright citizenship needs another look
I read the news story Jan. 22 in the Boston Herald about the filing by Attorney General Andrea Campbell of a lawsuit with a ...
Think the Constitution will protect birthright citizenship? You don't know Trump. | Opinion
The 14th Amendment is clear. But President Donald Trump thinks he can unilaterally rip it up to end birthright citizenship.
Powerless: Trump flails with order overruled by Constitution’s citizenship clause (Ari Melber Report)
Donald Trump issued one of his first executive orders to end birthright citizenship. MSNBC’s Ari Melber delivers a special ...
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Senate panel kills bid to cement “right-to-work” laws in state constitution
A push to enshrine Virginia’s “right-to-work” laws in the state constitution was blocked Tuesday by the Senate Privileges and ...
"He cannot rewrite the Constitution": 22 states sue Trump over birthright citizenship order
Trump issued an executive order that seeks to eliminate the 14th Amendment's guarantee of birthright citizenship ...
What the 14th Amendment says about birthright citizenship
“The 14th Amendment was designed to overturn this decision and define citizenship once and for all, and it was based on ...
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Opinion: The Constitution outranks all: Trump’s executive order revoking birthright citizenship is meaningless
Donald Trump on Monday took an oath to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States" and then promptly ...
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Iowa lawmakers, advocates ponder: Should child witnesses be required to face accused abusers in court?
The question was at the heart of a discussion about Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird’s proposal to amend the Iowa ...
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Constitutional amendment to restore remote testimony advances in Iowa House
Republicans on an Iowa House panel advanced a proposed constitutional amendment Wednesday that would help restore the option ...
Brenna Bird's bill allowing Iowa children to testify remotely advances but faces scrutiny
Lawmakers advanced a proposed state constitutional amendment allowing remote testimony for child crime victims, but question ...