How to Wake the Constitution’s Sleeping Giant

The civic pressures causing our descent are foundational, which means we must confront the Constitution as we reach the ...
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What Does It Take To Amend The Constitution? It’s A *Process*

In his first week in office, President Donald Trump, his administration, and the Republican party have made it clear they are intent on disrupting the status quo in the country. From renaming the Gulf ...
The Gazette

Give Iowans the ability to start the constitutional amendment process, Democrats propose

The Iowa state constitution is on display in Secretary of State Paul Pate's office in 2016. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread.
The Atlantic

How Originalism Killed the Constitution

Two hundred and fifty years after Americans declared independence from Britain and began writing the first state constitutions, it’s not the Constitution that’s dead. It’s the idea of amending it.
Fox2Now St. Louis

Three amendments set to join Missouri constitution: What comes next?

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Secretary ...
Houston Public Media

How is a Constitutional Amendment Ratified?

The Constitution has guaranteed our freedoms and rights for over 200 years. In this regular series, Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center looks at the Amendments and how they ...
Virginia Mercury

Virginia House Democrats advance four constitutional amendments on opening day of 2026 session

Virginia House Democrats wasted little time flexing their new majority on the opening day of the 2026 General Assembly, ...
Texarkana Gazette

EDITORIAL | Due Process, Equal Justice: Constitution’s 14th Amendment adopted 157 years ago today

The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution has been the center of controversy since it was adopted on July 9, 1868 -- 157 years ago today. Born of Reconstruction, it was hotly debated by Northern ...
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What is the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

The first section of the 14th Amendment states that all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to its jurisdiction, are citizens of the United States and of the state where they ...
PBS

Due Process Clause, Equal Protection Clause and Disenfranchising Felons

The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is exactly like a similar provision in the Fifth Amendment, which only restricts the federal government. It states that no person shall be “deprived ...
WRIC

Dems release redistricting amendment: What’s the process of getting it passed?

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — With the Virginia General Assembly debating redistricting, do you actually know the process for how Virginia may redraw its congressional maps? It’s complicated, but below, ...