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 ...
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 ...

Idaho Can't Prosecute Doctors For Health-Protecting Abortions: Federal Judge

U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled the state’s two anti-abortion laws violate the due process and equal protection ...
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 ...