14th Amendment Related Insights & Resources

Constitutional attorney Ronald W. Chapman II analyzes the ongoing legal battles against President Donald Trump’s executive actions. With at least 45 lawsuits pending, challenges range from birthright citizenship to federal spending disputes and LGBTQ+ rights policies. Chapman breaks down how these cases navigate the federal court system, what early rulings...

Legal scholar and author Ron Chapman II investigates the legality of reparations for slavery in the United States, comparing them to reparations provided to Japanese Americans, victims of South African apartheid, and Indigenous peoples. It highlights the specific challenges involved in implementing reparations for the descendants of enslaved individuals, including...

In Trump v. Anderson, the Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, reversed the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling which had ordered that Donald J. Trump be excluded from the 2024 presidential primary ballot based on Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Colorado Supreme Court determined that Donald Trump cannot be on the primary ballot. The case is now headed to the Supreme Court where justices are almost certain to overturn Colorado and keep Donald Trump on the ballot for the 2024 presidential election primary.