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Roe v. Wade and the future of reproductive rights in America
Copper IUDs are a highly effective method of contraception. Some abortion rights opponents express moral objections to IUDs and other birth control methods.

What would overturning Roe mean for birth control?

May 11, 2022
Overturning Roe v. Wade could threaten birth control and other care, experts say.
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President Trump departs a July 2019 press conference on the census with U.S. Attorney General William Barr (center) and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in the White House Rose Garden.

With No Final Say, Trump Wants To Change Who Counts For Dividing Up Congress' Seats

Jul 21, 2020
The president is calling for unauthorized immigrants to be excluded from census numbers used to divide seats in Congress. The Constitution says the count must include every person living in the U.S.
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Both houses of Virginia's legislature voted to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, but the ERA's future is uncertain: Its original deadline elapsed decades ago. Here, an ERA supporter reacts to a Virginia Senate committee's vote to advance the ERA amendme

Virginia Ratifies The Equal Rights Amendment, Decades After The Deadline

Jan 15, 2020
The ERA's provisions include a guarantee that "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged ... on account of sex." But its legal status is uncertain.
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Politics
Equal Rights Amendment supporters demonstrate outside the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond on Jan. 8. The state is close to ratifying the ERA, even as the measure's future nationally remains in doubt.

For These Women, The Equal Rights Amendment Has Been A Decades-Long Battle

Jan 15, 2020
Women who fought for and against the Equal Rights Amendment decades ago — sometimes as teenagers — are watching the votes in Virginia.
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Trump Impeachment Inquiry
Rep. Tom Barrett, D-Wis., holds a draft copy of the Articles of Impeachment against President Clinton in December 1998.

'Impeachment Lite'? How Articles Against Trump Compare To Clinton's And Nixon's

Dec 13, 2019
President Trump and Republican supporters have dismissed the articles of impeachment brought before the president, but how do their arguments stack up?
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Law
The U.S. Supreme Court is continuing to allow Congress to delegate the details on a law's implementation, but there was a landmine in the decision.

Is The Supreme Court About To Give Haters Of The 'Deep State' What They Want?

Jun 21, 2019
The court is continuing to allow Congress to delegate the details on a law's implementation. But is this decision a harbinger of something quite different?
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Law
Vernon Madison was sentenced to death for the 1985 murder of a Mobile, Ala., police officer.

Executing Someone With Dementia Might Violate Constitution, Justices Say

Feb 28, 2019
A convicted murderer developed dementia while on Death Row. The Supreme Court blocked his execution for now, asking a lower court to determine whether the man understands why he is being put to death.
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Religion
Evangelicals pray during a church service in Havana, Cuba. Religious groups on the island have come out in opposition to a new constitution which will be voted on on Sunday.

Religious Leaders In Cuba Outspoken And Critical Of Proposed Constitution

Feb 23, 2019
Cubans vote this weekend on a new constitution that enshrines the Communist party as the "supreme guiding political force." Religious leaders are critical of new limits on pluralistic thought.
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Middle East
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, shown here in January in Cairo, could stay in office until 2034 if constitutional amendments approved by parliament pass a popular referendum.

With Constitution Changes, Egypt's President Could Stay In Power Until 2034

Feb 14, 2019
The parliament overwhelmingly approved the changes, which require a referendum to enter into force. Human rights groups are expressing alarm, saying they "sanction lifelong presidency."
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Politics
Article II, Section 26 of Colorado's Constitution has closely mirrored the U.S. Constitution's 13th Amendment, which states in part: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime ... shall exist in the United States ..."

Colorado Votes To Abolish Slavery, 2 Years After Similar Amendment Failed

Nov 07, 2018
Colorado voters have approved an amendment to their state's constitution that completely abolishes slavery — by stripping away language that still exists in the U.S. Constitution's 13th Amendment.
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Politics
After opening shortly before the 2016 election, the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., has quickly became a favorite gathering place for the president's supporters.

Federal Lawsuit Against President Trump's Business Interests Allowed To Proceed

Jul 25, 2018
A federal judge has rejected a motion from the Department of Justice to dismiss the suit. The lawsuit alleges Trump's businesses, especially his hotel in D.C., violate the Constitution.
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A federal court hears arguments in a case brought by Democratic lawmakers about whether the Trump Organization's business dealings with foreign governments violates the Constitution's Emoluments Clause.

Trump Organization Deals In Asia Fuel Debate On Emoluments Lawsuit

Jun 07, 2018
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said the conflict between Trump's foreign-policy decisions and his business ventures "epitomizes why the founders put that emoluments clause into the Constitution."
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Politics
Ron Elving holds his "Office Hours" on the meaning of a constitutional crisis.

What Does It Take To Have A Constitutional Crisis?

May 29, 2018
Like many an owners' manual, the Constitution doesn't always cover all the bases. A constitutional crisis arises at a moment when the Constitution is not enough to revolve a question or a conflict.
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In Intense Arguments, Supreme Court Appears Ready To Side With Trump On Travel Ban

Apr 25, 2018

The court's conservatives were clearly leaning in the government's favor Wednesday in the long-anticipated travel ban case. It would be a big win for one of the pillars of the president's politics.

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Politics
Altogether, the Constitution has only been amended 17 times since the Bill of Rights, and one of those amendments (the 21st) was done just to repeal another (the 18th, known as Prohibition).

The Zombie Amendments To The Constitution You've Probably Never Heard Of

Mar 10, 2018
They won't eat your brains, but technically, they still could come back to life. Not all the amendments that passed Congress have stood the test of ratification by the states.
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Politics

Repeal The Second Amendment? That's Not So Simple. Here's What It Would Take

Mar 01, 2018
The Founding Fathers were willing to be edited, it seems, but they did not want it to be easy. So they made the amending process a steep uphill climb, requiring a clear national consensus to succeed.
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Politics
President Trump signs the Veterans Choice Program And Improvement Act at the White House in April. When they sign legislation, presidents can issue a "signing statement" to share their legal interpretation of the new law. Trump did so with the Russia san

Like Presidents Past, Trump Adds A Signing Statement To A Bill He Doesn't Like

Aug 03, 2017
President Trump released a scathing signing statement about the Russia sanctions bill he signed into law on Wednesday. Legal and political experts weren't surprised.
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The Two-Way
Thailand's King Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun (right) endorses the constitution document in a ceremony on Thursday in Bangkok.

Thai King Signs Military-Backed Constitution

Apr 06, 2017
This paves the way for Thailand to hold elections in the coming months, but critics say that rather than promote democracy, the document only solidifies the power of the military.
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The Two-Way
When interests such as the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., take money from foreign governments, it's a potential violation of the Constitution, according to the group that filed the lawsuit.

Ethics Experts File Lawsuit Saying Trump's Overseas Interests Violate Constitution

Jan 23, 2017

The group filing the suit says it is asking a federal court "to stop President Trump from violating the Constitution by illegally receiving payments from foreign governments."

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Should States Call A Convention To Amend The Constitution?

Jan 02, 2017

Almost everyone can think of something they would like to change in the U.S. Constitution.

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Politics
Ammon Bundy (center) and six other militants were aquitted in October after they occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters in Burns, Ore., last January. The acquittal has emboldened the movement's militia followers, who claim the federal

Bundy Militia Not Backing Down Following Oregon Trial Acquittal

Nov 04, 2016
Ammon Bundy and his followers are back with fervor, saying that constitutionally, the government does not have the right to Western lands. But scholars disagree.
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Politics
Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Estero, Fla., on Monday.

Trump: 'Sad' N.Y. Bombing Suspect Gets Quality Medical Care, Lawyer

Sep 19, 2016
The suspect in the weekend bombings, 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami of New Jersey, is a U.S. citizen and is afforded legal counsel and due process — under the Constitution.
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The Two-Way
French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech after the weekly cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

Hollande Abandons Plan To Strip Convicted Terrorists Of French Citizenship

Mar 30, 2016
The measure has sharply divided France since it was proposed three days after the November attacks in Paris.
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The Two-Way
Members of the National Reform Council at Parliament House in Bangkok on Sunday following a vote to reject the new draft constitution they spent nine months writing.

Thailand's Draft Constitution Rejected By Council

Sep 06, 2015
The National Reform Council, handpicked by the military junta, spent nine months working on the new charter only to vote it down in what some see as a move to further delay elections.
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Feds' Undercover Ruse Could Defy the Constitution

Oct 30, 2014
Earlier this year, during the World Cup, federal officials began to suspect that Chinese tourists were running an illegal sports book out of a suite at...
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