amendment
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Barbara, the chief justice and Justice Barrett joined the liberal bloc in holding that the 14th Amendment confers citizenship to U.S.-born children whose parents are in the country unlawfully or temporarily.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026
The 14th Amendment says that a child born in the United States and “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” is a citizen.
From Salon • Jul. 6, 2026
Instead, she places Black Americans, Black intellectuals, and Black constitutional struggle where they have always belonged: at the center of the 14th Amendment.
From Slate • Jul. 2, 2026
Hubbard and another yoga instructor, Amy Baack, first sued San Diego in federal court in June 2024, alleging the ordinance violated their 1st Amendment rights.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
Woodhull said that because the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment made no reference to sex, then women also enjoyed the “privileges and immunities” of national citizenship, including the right to vote.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing amendment
U.S. Government Lingo
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American History I
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13th Amendment (1865)
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