Thomas Jefferson wrote to James Madison advocating a Bill of Rights: "Half a loaf is better than no bread. If we cannot secure all our rights, let us secure what we can." Congress shall make no law ...

The First Amendment protects the right to protest, but this right does not extend to physical violence. Protests have occurred nationwide following the fatal shooting of two people by federal ...

(Reuters) - Illinois joined 36 U.S. states on Wednesday when it ratified an U.S. constitution Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) intended to ensure women are treated the same as men under state and federal ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. To the editor: In arguing for displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools, contributing writer Josh Hammer, ...

From today's opinion by Justice Gorsuch respecting the denial of certiorari in Thomas v. Humboldt County: But whatever one's position on matters like those, it is hard to imagine how the Seventh ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. On Tuesday, the full, 17-judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit heard consolidated oral arguments in a ...

In Boston’s federal courthouse next week, US District Judge William Young will take up Equal Means Equal v. Trump, a lawsuit challenging the Military Selective Service Act of 1967. Enacted during the ...