The Citizenship Clause, ratified in 1868 after the Civil War, was included to ensure that formerly enslaved people would be citizens. It effectively overturned the notorious Dred Scott decision, in which the Supreme Court held that Black people, no matter their status, were not citizens.

The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to deliver three rulings that may expand religious rights and challenge the separation of church and state. The cases involve a taxpayer-funded religious charter school in Oklahoma,

The U.S. Supreme Court has acted in a series of cases involving challenges to executive orders signed by President Donald Trump and actions by his administration since he returned to office in January.