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How many amendments does the US Constitution have? A guide to the founding document.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn his final speech as president, Barack Obama, speaking to a crowd in Chicago, said: "Our...
Conservatives Don’t Have a Monopoly on Originalism
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 2 months agoLast month, the conservative writer Ramesh Ponnuru published an op-ed in The Washington Post arguing that Democrats “have lost the debate about the role...
Federal judge rules Oregon gun law doesn’t violate Second Amendment
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA federal judge in Oregon ruled on Friday that a new state gun law does not violate the US...
Rep. Dan Bishop on the term ‘AAPI’: ‘I don’t know what that is’
NextShark via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDuring a House Judiciary markup on Tuesday, Rep. Dan Bishop (R, NC-8) said he did not know what the...
Top of the Illinois ballot: What to know about the Workers' Rights Amendment
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDespite a legal attempt to thwart it ever making the November ballot, Illinoians will vote on a...
Inside Mike Johnson’s Ties to a Far-Right Movement to Gut the Constitution
Politico via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAs the interregnum without a speaker of the House came to an end last month, people from across the political spectrum came together, in a rare show of unity, to ask a single question: Who in ...
Sen. Chris Murphy said most counties refuse to enforce gun laws. Is that true?
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSen. Chris Murphy: “60% of counties in this country are refusing to implement the nation's gun...
The Trump Disqualification Case Is the Supreme Court’s Most Consequential Moment
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSomething extraordinary is set to happen on Thursday: The Supreme Court will interpret part of the...
What is popular sovereignty? Understanding how the doctrine works and what it means in a democracy.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFrom an oligarchy to a democracy to a constitutional monarchy, there are many ways government can operate. The government is a representative democracy, meaning citizens vote for their government ...
Hunter Biden’s Best Allies Could Be the Supreme Court’s Conservatives
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLast year, the Supreme Court made it harder for Congress and state legislatures to pass laws that...