The Netflix film, a follow-up to '13th,' which opened the 2016 festival, explores how the Constitutional Amendment's provisions for birthright citizenship, due process and equal protection under the ...
The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution has been the center of controversy since it was adopted on July 9, 1868 -- 158 years ago today. Born of Reconstruction, it was hotly debated by Northern ...
The landmark addition extended vital legal safeguards to newly freed individuals. On July 28, 1868, the United States officially adopted the 14th Amendment. This landmark addition guaranteed ...