Napolitano: War and the constitution Can the president fight any war he wishes? Can Congress fund any war it chooses? Are there constitutional and legal requirements that must first be met before war is waged? Can the United States ... 06/15/2024 - 12:05 pm | View Link
Judge rejects religious leaders’ challenge of Missouri abortion ban They sought a permanent injunction last year barring Missouri from enforcing its abortion law and a declaration that provisions violate the Missouri Constitution. One section of the statute that was ... 06/15/2024 - 10:20 am | View Link
Harsh penalties and gag orders: Lawmakers discuss plans for long-shot constitutional convention This week state lawmakers introduced a measure setting the guidelines for a hypothetical future constitutional convention. 06/15/2024 - 8:18 am | View Link
The false claim that Trump’s felony conviction bars him from the Texas ballot Andy Taylor, an election lawyer in Texas who has represented many Texas Republicans, agreed that the claim that Trump’s felony conviction bars him from the ballot is wrong. "Trump can and will be on ... 06/14/2024 - 9:32 am | View Link
Opinion | Can the Constitution Reconcile America? The country’s founding charter was meant to keep us in a state of constant negotiation and dialogue. It should appeal to the left and right. 06/14/2024 - 8:44 am | View Link
Constitution of the United States The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. [3] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constitution delineates the frame of the federal government. 06/13/2024 - 9:41 pm | View Website
The Constitution of the United States | National Archives The Constitution of the United States. All four pages of the document are on permanent display at the National Archives. Read a Transcript. The Constitution acted like a colossal merger, uniting a group of states with different interests, laws, and cultures. 06/13/2024 - 1:27 pm | View Website
Text of the Constitution of the United States | Date, Preamble, & Text ... On September 17, 1787, the United States Constitution —the oldest written constitution still in effect today—was approved and signed in Philadelphia by thirty-nine delegates to the federal convention. The document has been hailed as the most successful work of its kind in modern history. 06/13/2024 - 1:27 pm | View Website
U.S. Constitution | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of ... We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. 06/13/2024 - 10:00 am | View Website
Constitution of the United States of America | Definition, Summary ... Constitution of the United States of America, the fundamental law of the U.S. federal system of government and a landmark document of the Western world. The oldest written national constitution in use, the Constitution defines the principal organs of government and their jurisdictions and the basic rights of citizens. 06/13/2024 - 9:17 am | View Website