A landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling 10 years ago this month, on June 26, 2015, legalized same-sex marriage across the U.S.

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

The Supreme Court held for the first time in 1897 that the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause made certain restrictions in the Bill of Rights binding on state and local governments. Then, in a ...

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 ...

White, purple, and yellow. The women’s movement didn’t rely on visual symbols at first, notes historian Einav Rabinovitch-Fox. That changed in the early 20th century, when suffragists in ...

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 ...

Hi Ed, The answer lies in history, context and the fact that birthright citizenship isn’t based on parental allegiance. At the time of the 14th Amendment in the late 1860s, Native American ...

Wong Kim Ark that the 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship regardless of the immigration status of a child's parents. "The executive order is unconstitutional and un-American," Purcell ...

Another nationwide protest against President Donald Trump is coming up. This time, it will take place on his birthday. The “No Kings” rallies are planned for June 14 and will focus on Trump, his ...