The Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission will host its annual Juneteenth Symposium on June 13, in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. This year’s theme is “The Reconstruction Amendments – The ...

On July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment was ratified to the U.S. Constitution, granting U.S. citizenship to Black Americans after hundreds of years of enslavement. The crucial amendment would later serve ...

America is at a crossroads. In light of the events taking place in our community, state and country, there has been nothing, in my view, more important than the debate on birthright citizenship. The ...

Editor’s Note: This story was originally published in 2018 and has been updated. It may not be as oft-quoted as the First Amendment or as contested as the Second Amendment, but the 14th Amendment to ...

Indeed, because no woman served in the Congresses that produced the Reconstruction-era amendments, and because no woman voted in any of the states that ratified the 13th and 14th amendments, a clear ...

When the Civil War ended in 1865, the 76-year-old Constitution needed an upgrading and those leading the country did indeed dramatically transform it with the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th ...

It may not be as oft-quoted as the First Amendment or as contested as the Second Amendment, but the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution plays a critical role in supporting some of our ...