Mid-decade redistricting in Texas once again opens the door to gerrymandering. It is unrealistic to expect self-interested ...

The head of the American Constitution Society says President Biden is right: The ratification standard has been met. Former senator (D-WI) Russ Feingold testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations ...

The ratification vote that took place in Newport’s Colony House on May 29, 1790, was extremely close, but the document was finally acceded to 34 to 32 (the slimmest margin of any state).

Three-fourths of U.S. states have ratified the amendment, and many argue it is the 28th Amendment to the Constitution; Women’s Equality Day serves as a reminder of the amendment’s importance.

Congress set up a deadline for ratification. By 1982, when time ran out, only 35 states had ratified the ERA—three short of the three-fourths majority needed to add it to the Constitution.

Tribe said the Constitution’s Article V, which lays out the amendment process, doesn’t authorize Congress to set time limits on ratification outside the amendment’s text.

In this episode of Constitutionally Speaking, Jay and Luke begin their discussion of ratification. The early contests saw big victories for the Federalists, in Delaware, New Jersey, Georgia ...

'Trump v. United States': No Basis in the History or Text of the Constitution 8 minute readAugust 29, 2024 By Norman Olch Email Share Print ...

May 29, 1990, Rhode Island’s bicentennial of its ratification of the Constitution – our Statehood Day – was a key aspect of that celebration.

Article I Section 8 of the United States Constitution gives Congress the power to enact a military draft, and since the ratification of the Constitution, it has used this power in only five ...