Kennedy’s retirement. Monday also marks the 150th anniversary of the 14th Amendment, a post-Civil War amendment so important, it’s often referred to as part of America’s “Second Founding.” ...

6 should disqualify him from appearing on Colorado's ballot. The justices scrutinized an obscure provision in the 14th Amendment at the center… The case marks the first time the justices are ...

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled the right to marry is fundamental, calling it “inherent in the liberty of the ...

Just a few months earlier, Congress had passed the 14th Amendment and sent it to the states for ratification. In the second section of the amendment, the antislavery Republicans sought to ...

Ten years after the landmark Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in the U.S., the Obergefell v. Hodges decision ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has defended his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for what he calls “gate crashers.” Trump argued that the 14th Amendment’s citizenship ...

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell analyzes new filings to the Supreme Court as it prepares to hear oral arguments in Donald Trump’s challenge of a ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court that found he ...

Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021 when then-President Joe Biden signed bipartisan legislation into law, officially ...