A nearly fatal beating on the U.S. senate floor on this day in 1856 was another step toward a Civil War five years later. The…
On the 151st anniversary of the constitutional amendment that officially ended slavery in the United States, scholars Jamal Greene…
A few years ago, a group of Iowa Republicans claimed the legitimate 13th Amendment to the Constitution was “missing.” The…
An election recount could be underway soon in Colorado about a ballot initiative seeking to redefine the presence and meaning of…
On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. The landmark law was a turning point in American history,…
Richard Brookhiser looks at the question of whether the abolition of slavery and federally-guaranteed black citizenship were…
A narrow reading of the 14th Amendment's Privilege or Immunities Clause altered the trajectory of constitutional law.
In this commentary, Tom Donnelly of the Constitutional Accountability Center calls us to remember the constitutional achievements…
A lot of topics crop up when people argue about politics and Supreme Court decisions, but the historic 1857 Dred Scott decision…
In this commentary, Brianne Gorod of the Constitutional Accountability Center argues that the Voting Rights Act's multiple…
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