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Displaying all articles tagged:
The Constitution
equal rights amendment
Jan. 15, 2019
Virginia Could Soon Place the Equal Rights Amendment in the U.S. Constitution
The Old Dominion would be the 38th state to ratify the ERA, which is enough if Congress and the courts decide to set aside a ratification deadline.
By
Ed Kilgore
Jan. 10, 2017
President Obama Quotes Washington, Urging Americans to Guard the Constitution
He said the Constitution is “just a piece of parchment” without the active participation of the American people to give it meaning.
By
Jared T. Miller
Nov. 21, 2016
The Constitution (Probably) Won’t Save Us If Trump Becomes a Kleptocrat
Profiting off the presidency is prohibited by the “Emoluments Clause” of the Constitution — but it’s not much of a deterrent.
By
Eric Levitz
equal rites
Feb. 26, 2014
Even Texas’s(!) Gay-Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
State bans are dropping like flies.
By
Adam Martin
June 25, 2013
How to Protect the Constitution From Zombies
“We do have a plan, BUT I’d have to kill you if I told you.”
By
Dan Amira
Nov. 14, 2012
Newt Gingrich Received One Vote for Speaker of the House Today
Fun fact: Basically anyone could be speaker.
By
Dan Amira
politics
Oct. 14, 2010
The Constitutional Fight to Repeal Health Reform Keeps on Kicking
A federal judge in Florida sympathizes with the claim that the bill is unconstitutional.
By
Avi Zenilman
bons mots
Sept. 13, 2010
Justice Breyer Explains to Justice Scalia Why Flogging Is No Longer Appropriate
Breyer goes after Scalia in his new book.
By
Nitasha Tiku