Every major question in American public life ultimately returns to a single source of authority: the Constitution. Whether ...

Over 230 years ago on Dec. 15, 1791, Virginia ratified the Bill of Rights, being the last state required to do so before ...

MACON, Ga. (WALB) - On December 16, 1769, Jesse Mercer, the namesake of Mercer University, was born. Mercer is an icon in ...

This three-minute video gives a quick overview of every amendment to the Constitution and the year each one was enacted. It’s ...

On Dec. 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched an air raid on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, killing more than ...

Good faith and fair dealing—adherence to what we might call “norms”—is essential to the functioning of American government.

During the Great Depression, politicians struggling to respond to the economic crisis needed a scapegoat, and racialized ...

A Second Opinion is a recurring series by Haley Proctor on the Second Amendment and constitutional litigation. It is widely believed that the Supreme Court adjudicates Second Amendment claims using ...

Criminal distortion of history, fueled by post-truth narratives and state sponsorship, threatens democracy. An academic ...

Nearly 250 years ago on Dec. 12, 1787, Pennsylvania became the second state in the nation to ratify the U.S. Constitution, with the first being Delaware.

In Montana, abortion access has been at times illegal, legal, and stuck in limbo. Providers have weathered bombings and arson ...

On Dec. 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified as Georgia became the 27th ...