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The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.Usually considered one of the most consequential amendments, it addresses citizenship rights and equal protection under the law and was proposed in response to issues related to formerly enslaved Americans following the American Civil War.
There are two clear examples of people not subject to the jurisdictions of the United States: diplomats and their children, and – at the time of the 14th Amendment – Native Americans, who were ...
The campaign said the administration would clarify the amendment, so it is understood "that U.S. Citizenship extends only to those both born in AND 'subject to the jurisdiction' of the United States."
The primary author of the Privileges or Immunities Clause was Congressman John Bingham of Ohio. The common historical view is that Bingham's primary inspiration, at least for his initial prototype of this Clause, was the Privileges and Immunities Clause in Article Four of the United States Constitution, [1] [2] which provided that "The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges ...
In its 1898 ruling, the Supreme Court majority said the plain words of the 14th Amendment protected the son of Chinese nationals who was born in the United States. “The Amendment, in clear words ...
The executive order aims to challenge the previously prevailing interpretation of the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, in order to end birthright citizenship in the United States for children of unauthorized immigrants as well as immigrants legally but temporarily present in the U.S., such as those on ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 January 2025. First sentence of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Citizenship Clause is the first sentence of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which was adopted on July 9, 1868, which states: All persons born or naturalized in the United States ...
The amendment states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”