Citizenship

The Justices are heading into a busy, contentious season. The mood seems brittle.

Maybe the Justices simply want to reiterate what the Court has already said—or maybe not.

The President’s executive order took inspiration from an esoteric legal argument from 1985, by two Yale professors. They have some regrets.

Its ruling lets the President temporarily revoke birthright citizenship—and enforce other unconstitutional executive orders without fear of being blocked by “rogue judges.”

Since the earliest days of the Republic, American citizenship has been contested, subject to the anti-democratic impulses of racism, suspicion, and paranoia.

At ceremonies in Arizona, hundreds of people were naturalized, and many prepared to vote.

The author discusses “Valley of the Moon,” his story from the latest issue of the magazine.

The author discusses “Status in Flux,” her story from the latest issue of the magazine.

European governments have used a hodgepodge of methods to deal with citizens who went to fight for the Islamic State or live in the doomed caliphate.

For some, the fact that Vindman, an Army lieutenant colonel, is an immigrant is enough for him to be painted as a double agent, a traitor, or a spy.

How Stephanie Hofeller’s estrangement from her family may have altered American political history.

Newly surfaced evidence supporting the idea that there was a discriminatory motive behind the addition may be too blatant for the Supreme Court to ignore.

The President is not subtle about the racial aspects of this appeal to fear.

With the midterm elections coming up, Trump is returning to tactics that have won him elections before.

The constitutional crisis came to light moments after a fourth grader visiting the Oval Office on a school tour pointed out the far-reaching legal ramifications of the order.