The 24th Amendment abolished poll taxes and other taxes in federal elections. It was ratified by the states on January 23, 1964. The United States Supreme Court later expanded the reach of the ...

The Constitution has guaranteed our freedoms and rights for over 200 years. In this regular series, Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center looks at the Amendments and how they ...

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) – By 1964, African Americans had had the right to vote for 95 years. They also had varying levels of difficulty exercising that right before the 24th Amendment prohibited poll ...

Voting in Florida is just around the corner. On Nov. 8, we will be asked to not only vote for our next leaders, but on several issues that could have consequence for many citizens. One of them is a ...

Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The 24th Amendment abolished poll taxes ...

South Dakota last week became the 38th state to ratify the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, thereby making it the law of the land. The operative clause of the new amendment: “The right of ...