Politics Dec 31 With major Supreme Court rulings ahead, Chief Justice Roberts says Constitution remains 'firm and unshaken' By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Politics Jan 17 What is the Equal Rights Amendment and what's next after Biden's push to add it to the Constitution? President Joe Biden's symbolic declaration on Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment is “the law of the land” likely only sets up more debates for Congress and the courts over the constitutional prohibition on gender-based discrimination. By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press
Politics Feb 14 Protesters pour red powder on U.S. Constitution enclosure, prompting evacuation of National Archives Video from the incident posted on the X social media platform shows two men covered in reddish-pink powder standing in front of the equally splattered horizontal glass case that houses the Constitution. By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press
Politics Aug 31 Liberal groups seek to use the 14th Amendment to block Trump from 2024 ballots The groups cite a rarely used provision of the 14th Amendment barring from public office those who swore an oath to uphold the Constitution and then engaged in "insurrection" against it. By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press
Nation Nov 19 Rare first printing of U.S. Constitution sells for record $43 million A rare first printing of the U.S. Constitution sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $43.2 million, a record price for a document or book sold at auction. By Karen Matthews, Associated Press
Dec 04 Watch 7:53 Legal debate over impeachment accompanied by partisan attacks In the House Judiciary Committee’s first hearing Wednesday, four legal experts shared their perspective on impeachment -- and whether President Trump’s handling of Ukraine policy meets the standard to justify it. Lisa Desjardins, who attended the hearing, joins Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch 6:10 Broadway play reexamines the U.S. Constitution By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green A new Broadway production, "What the Constitution Means to Me," is taking a fresh look at the founding document: what it says, who it serves and who it doesn’t. The play’s author and lead actor reexamines the rights laid out… Continue watching
Nov 04 Past midterms, some zero in on amending Constitution By Matt Sedensky, Associated Press Some on the right are working to cement change by amending the Constitution and bypassing the usual process. Continue reading
Jun 25 What constitutional rights do undocumented immigrants have? By Gretchen Frazee The administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy and the recent surge in family separations at the border -- a practice President Donald Trump ended through executive order -- has called attention to the legal rights of immigrants under U.S. law. Continue reading
Oct 18 Opinion: Why your alarmism over Trump is dangerous for democracy By Shadi Hamid Once the door to the criminalization of political and ideological disagreement is opened, it may be near impossible to close it. Continue reading