Birthright citizenship is a legal principle that grants automatic citizenship to individuals born within a country’s territorial boundaries, regardless of their parents’ citizenship status. In the United States, this concept is enshrined in the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the …
Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship – Legal Implications
President Trump recently signed an executive order to prevent online censorship. The short of it is – online social media platforms wield incredible power in their ability to influence the public opinion on what’s happening in the world. These platforms are generally seen to be neutral arbitrators, allowing users to post content as they please, provided that it conforms to …
What Is an Executive Order?
You may have heard of the recent executive order issued by President Trump to stop immigration to the US, following the outbreak and spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This is just one of many such presidential directives issued by every American president since the very first one in 1789 when George Washington took office. But what is an executive …