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Understanding voter registration changes proposed by Congress and the president
Presidential actions and proposed legislation in recent weeks could reshape how people register to vote for federal elections.…
What are the constitutional rights of green card holders?
Two recent legal cases involving the possible deportation of legal permanent residents, or green card holders, has brought new…
Explaining the president’s foreign affairs powers
In the case involving the Trump administration’s curtailment of the U.S. Agency of International Development (USAID)’s…
A brief history of presidential candidate debates
Debates between presidential candidates have become an important part of the election process every four years, but in historical…
Breaking down the Trump immunity decision
The Supreme Court’s 2023-24 term may best be remembered for a landmark decision about former President Donald Trump’s claims…
The day the Constitution was ratified
On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth and final state needed to ratify the Constitution.
California three-state plan faces major legal, political hurdles
On Tuesday, California’s secretary of state announced that enough petition signatures were certified to place an initiative on…
A royal and constitutional citizenship question
On Saturday, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will exchange wedding vows at Windsor Castle. So what happens to the American…
A troubled semicentennial remembrance of the Voting Rights Act
In this commentary, Rick Valelly of Swarthmore College says the history of voting rights reminds us that democracy is a work in…
Bruised and weary, the Voting Rights Act celebrates its 50th birthday
Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Voting Rights Act of 1965, taking an enormous step toward…
