Americans who have never lived elsewhere may take for granted the constitutional protections we enjoy. The drafters of the Constitution met at the Constitutional Convention in 1787, just over a decade ...

The Republican proposal would require constitutional amendments placed on the ballot through the initiative petition process to win a majority of the statewide vote, and to also pass in all eight of ...

If approved by voters, one amendment would turn the State Board of Education into an elected body - rather than one primarily ...

Due to an error by a member of the digital staff, an earlier version of this story improperly identified its author as Tom Abrahams. The article was written by ...

NYU Law professor Melissa Murray gives context and commentary on the nation's founding document in her new book The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader.