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Red state lawmaker triggers alarms with call to overturn Fourteenth Amendment

A red state lawmaker quietly called on the Supreme Court to overturn the Fourteenth Amendment, but plenty of people are calling out the stunning remark. "Say what now?" Pulitzer Prize-winning ...
Texarkana Gazette

EDITORIAL | Due Process, Equal Justice: Constitution's 14th Amendment adopted 158 years ago today

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 ...
Opinion
Altoona MirrorOpinion

Due process isn’t optional in any case

Many people participate in a court case rolling through the justice system properly, but the major responsibility sits on the shoulders of the prosecution. The U.S. Constitution makes that clear.
The Hollywood Reporter

Ava DuVernay’s ’14th’ Documentary to Get World Premiere as NY Film Festival Closing Night Selection

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 ...
Black Enterprise

ON THIS DAY: The 14th Amendment Is Adopted Into The U.S. Constitution

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 ...