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A royal and constitutional citizenship question

by Scott Bomboy

On Saturday, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will exchange wedding vows at Windsor Castle. So what happens to the American…

A royal and constitutional citizenship question
A troubled semicentennial remembrance of the Voting Rights Act

by Rick Valelly

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

by Nicandro Iannacci

Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Voting Rights Act of 1965, taking an enormous step toward…