Every major question in American public life ultimately returns to a single source of authority: the Constitution. Whether ...

On this day 160 years ago, the United States of America ratified the 13th Amendment of the Constitution, immortalizing a self-evident principle that ...

America 250 celebrations on April 18, 2026 in Philadelphia will commemorate Federalists, Antifederalists, and Miss Dalley’s ...

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. A ...

The head of the American Constitution Society says President Biden is right: The ratification standard has been met. Few elected leaders in American history have been so devoted for so long to the US ...

A signed copy of the U.S. Constitution, one of 100 sent to the states ahead of their vote to ratify it in 1788, is being sold by Brunk Auctions in Asheville, North Carolina, later this month. The ...

Once again, Democrats are pushing to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. They’re beating a dead horse. Over the years, more than 1,100 resolutions proposing an Equal Rights Amendment have been ...

A deadline for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment expired in 1982, but some states ratified it afterward. Some scholars argue the deadline is unconstitutional. Other legal experts said the ...

A statue of Elizabeth Freeman is unveiled in Sheffield, Massachusetts. In 1782, Freeman, who was enslaved, successfully sued for her freedom by invoking the Massachusetts Constitution. (Daniel Jackson ...

Mr. Wegman is a member of the editorial board. Even if you are a political junkie, there’s a good chance you didn’t realize that the United States Constitution grew 58 words longer this week. Those ...