Constitution

5 Killed in Nepal Amid Protests

By Helen Regan

New Strategy Against Gay Marriage Divides GOP 2016 Field

By Zeke J Miller and Haley Sweetland Edwards

Presbyterian Church Affirms Same-Sex Marriage

By Helen Regan

Facebook Must Shut Down the Anti-Vaxxers

By Jeffrey Kluger
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Supreme Court Stays Execution of Texas Inmate

Lester Bower is one of the state's longest-serving inmates

By Josh Sanburn

Five Best Ideas of the Day: December 23

Today we’re highlighting five of our favorite “Best Ideas” from 2014.1. Affirmative Action should be adapted to accommodate structural racism and America’s modern segregation.By Sheryll Cashin in the Root2. The death penalty is incompatible with...

By The Aspen Institute

Nebraska and Oklahoma Are Trying to Kill Colorado's Buzz

By suing over Colorado's legalization of marijuana

By Charlotte Alter

Five Best Ideas of the Day: November 6

1. How do you frighten political strongmen? Teach journalism.By Thomas Fiedler in the Conversation2. Far from policing free will, taxes on sugary drinks make sense in the context of subsidies for corn syrup and the...

By The Aspen Institute

Five Best Ideas of the Day: October 21

1. After another war, it seems more clear that the Israeli siege of Gaza continues through “inertia.”By Itamar Sha’altiel in +9722. A new project looks to inspire a generation to bold new scientific innovation by...

By The Aspen Institute

The CDC Has Less Power Than You Think, and Likes it That Way

Ebola isn’t likely to lead to a widespread quarantine but it certainly raises interesting constitutional questions

By Denver Nicks

Why the Government Has Legal Authority to Quarantine

It's in the Constitution.

By Tessa Berenson

The FBI Sting Operation that Saved the Bill of Rights

North Carolina's copy of the original Bill of Rights went missing in the Civil War. A century and a half later, the FBI staged an elaborate sting operation to rescue it

By Sam Frizell

California to Fight Ruling Against Death Penalty

State Attorney General Kamala Harris to appeal

By Josh Sanburn

Thai Junta Chief Appointed PM

There wasn't exactly a lot of opposition

By David Stout

Missouri Passes Constitutional Amendment to Protect Electronic Privacy

Some Missouri lawmakers hopes other states follow its lead on protecting privacy.

By Becca Stanek

Obama: Boehner's Lawsuit Is a 'Stunt'

The President dismissed the Speaker’s planned legal action as a political ploy

By Denver Nicks

My Wife's Abortion vs. Your Free Speech

I still remember the harassment the day we visited a clinic four years ago. By ruling the 35-ft. buffer zone unconstitutional, the Supreme Court is putting people in danger

By Aaron Gouveia

You Can't Search Me Now

A landmark ruling

By Massimo Calabresi

James Madison's 6 Rules for Success

The fourth U.S. president and father of the Constitution was a pro at politicking.

By Lynne Cheney

Tennessee Senate Backs Bill to Reinstate 'the Chair'

Lawmakers in the Volunteer State say the electric chair could be used to kill inmates on death row—there are currently 81—if their prisons are unable to secure the proper pharmaceuticals to perform lethal injections

By David Stout
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