As recent US Supreme Court rulings have lessened a range of federal protections, constitutional action has increased in the ...

The history of the Colored Conventions is an example of the power of ordinary Americans to interpret shape and change the ...

The debate over the Voting Rights Act shows how the Constitution, famously difficult to amend, has been interpreted to suit ...

They say the now-shelved proposal could have violated international law on minority, Indigenous and religious rights.

When the founding fathers signed the US Constitution on September 17, 1787, they laid the foundations for a national government that was strong, but not omnipotent. The federal government was divided ...

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has embraced the concept of a “colorblind Constitution” in ending the use of race ...

The Trump presidency has significantly undermined respect for the U.S. Constitution, with Trump and his supporters dismissing its authority and portraying it as malleable for political ends. His ...

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MONROVIA, Liberia - As Liberia intensifies discussions on possible reforms to its nearly four-decade-old Constitution, a leading advocate of dual citizenship has argued that recent amendments to the ...

"I am very angry." Those words from Harvard Law Professor Michael Klarman were something of an understatement in our debate at Colgate University last week over whether our country is in a ...

Law school deans from over 100 higher learning institutions across the country signed a letter calling on students to disagree with people respectfully, while upholding the rule of law and championing ...

With an estimated 500 million followers worldwide, Buddhism has had a far-reaching impact on constitutional design and reform in many countries. Yet, the relationship between the religion and this ...