Mercy Otis Warren lost that debate. But her ideas still left a mark, and for that reason, she is worth remembering and ...

When James Madison and his fellow statesmen drafted the Constitution, they created our system of government, with its checks, balances and sometimes awkward compromises. The laws of the United States ...

Today is Constitution Day, which marks the anniversary of the document’s signing in 1787, after four months of strenuous debate in Philadelphia. Since 2004, public schools have been required to devote ...

The entire U.S. Constitution is to go on display for the first time as part of the National Archives’ celebration of the 250th anniversary of the nation. The Constitution and the original Bill of ...

The way United States Constitution of 1789 speaks about money has long puzzled observers. Why does it speak so little about money, people ask, and when it does treat the subject, why the weird ...

Justice Amy Coney Barrett explains why she voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, calling the landmark 1973 Supreme Court ruling ...

Retired Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz told President Donald Trump the US Constitution is not clear about whether he could serve a third term, the Wall Street Journal reports.

As a candidate for president, Donald Trump didn't understand the Constitution—and didn't want to learn about it, a key campaign aide said. The book offers a bird's-eye view of Oval Office dysfunction ...

Dr. Doerfler and Dr. Moyn teach law at Harvard and Yale. When liberals lose in the Supreme Court — as they increasingly have over the past half-century — they usually say that the justices got the ...