Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution/1

Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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Result: Kept. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:59, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There is a lot of uncited text. The article uses lots of block quotes, when Wikipedia recommends a summary style. The article is quite long: removing some of the block quotes might help with this, but there might also be places where the prose could be shorter. Z1720 (talk) 21:54, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'd be interested in helping, although the timeline of GARs may be on the fast side relative to what I can contribute. I've put this and the article on my watchlist, and I'll see what I can do. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 03:16, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm interested in helping also. Remsense ‥ 论 07:18, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@CaptainEek: GARs now typically stay open for a month (or will be closed as "keep" early if concerns are resolved). If there's ongoing improvements it will remain open past that one month. Z1720 (talk) 13:45, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@CaptainEek and Remsense: are you still willing to work on this article? No worries if not. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:59, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure if they are still interested, but I will start addressing the uncited text and excessive block quotes now, so I would appreciate keeping this review open for a few more days. Thanks! ViridianPenguin🐧 (💬) 20:32, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

So far, I have done the lead, Section 4, Section 5, and Adoption sections with some big cuts, mostly along Z1720's opening remarks that the prose is excessive, especially in block quotes to SCOTUS cases. ViridianPenguin🐧 (💬) 04:07, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Overhauled the Citizenship Clause, Privileges or Immunities Clause and Due Process Clause! Still have the Equal Protection Clause, state actor doctrine, Section 2, and Section 3 left to go. ViridianPenguin🐧 (💬) 19:25, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done with Section 3 (Insurrection Clause), which I am particularly happy about since it was the impetus for the entire amendment. Furthermore, the old prose seemed to be a play-by-play of 2021-'24 disqualification cases rather than succinctly stating what Section 3 does and how it has been used. Still chugging along! ViridianPenguin🐧 (💬) 04:11, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Just checking in @ViridianPenguin: are you still working on this? If you are, no rush whatsoever. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:05, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Appreciate the check-in and apologies that this is now the longest-running open GAR. Since my last update, I finished the state actor doctrine and Section 2, and I'm close to finishing with the Equal Protection Clause. Currently reading Eric Foner's The Second Founding to round out my thinking on the key cases to include. Hope to finish within a week, but see above for my earlier naivety that I would finish the whole GAR work within a few days 🤣 ViridianPenguin🐧 (💬) 18:57, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, feel free to take your time; we're all volunteers here and any improvement is good. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:25, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Buzzer beater finish right before heading off for a two-week trip! @Z1720, CaptainEek, Remsense, and AirshipJungleman29: I'd appreciate any feedback to guide further improvements. Feel free to implement any changes as you see fit and close the GAR in my absence if the article is deemed sufficiently improved. Otherwise, I'll be back to respond around the start of July. Thanks! ViridianPenguin🐧 (💬) 10:51, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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