We recognize Constitution Day — September 17 — to celebrate more than just words on parchment. The Constitution represents a turn in human history away from authoritarianism and toward individual ...

It is arguably the three most powerful words in history, “we the people.” Our country’s founders, 235 years ago, came to Philadelphia and ratified the Constitution of the United States of America, and ...

Originalism is often countered by the idea that the Constitution is a living, breathing document meant to be interpreted and changed along with the times. Jill Lepore is a historian at Harvard ...

The U.S. Supreme Court's new term is here, offering new opportunities for the justices to remake our constitutional rights in the name of history. In its last two terms alone, the court did just that ...

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.

Nevada City Masons are planning for the 57th Annual Constitution Day Ceremonies, to be held on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 of September. Over several generations, our local parade has become one of the ...

Not so long ago, originalism seemed safely contained. Ascendant during the Reagan era, originalists argued that the Constitution should be interpreted according to its original meaning, but when ...

Paul G. Summers is an attorney. He formerly served as an appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues ...