The Center for the Study of the American Constitution announces the discovery of a historic speech which shines new light on the ratification of the Constitution by New York. The speech by Melancton ...

Political activists occasionally propose a new constitutional convention, which would gather delegates from the states to craft amendments to the nation's founding document. It's a long and convoluted ...

SACRAMENTO—Political activists occasionally propose a new constitutional convention, which would gather delegates from the states to craft amendments to the nation’s founding document. It’s a long and ...

From sit-ins to social media, student protests have long tested the limits of campus free speech. When do universities have the power to act — and when does the First Amendment stand with students?

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Donald Nieman, Binghamton University, State University of New York (THE CONVERSATION) ...

Do you know which kinds of speech are protected under the Constitution? The First Amendment offers broad protection for free speech — even when that speech is offensive or hateful. But those rights ...

The United States’ only Constitutional Convention occurred in 1787. But the Constitution allowed a convention to occur if two-thirds of states, or 34, pass a resolution calling for one. So far, 17 ...

We are of different parties and often disagree on the merits of policy. But we are totally aligned when it comes to our devotion and respect for the U.S. Constitution. We are also equally alarmed and ...

Bipartisan agreement is rare in these politically polarized days. But that’s just what happened in response to ABC’s suspension of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The suspension followed the Federal ...