The first 10 amendments, or Bill of Rights, were ratified in December 1791. The 11th Amendment was ratified four years later. When I served as attorney general of Tennessee, I dealt with the ...
Hale argued that lawsuits against the state in federal court are barred by the Eleventh Amendment of the U.S. Constitution ...
The Maui County Charter Commission is sending 11 charter amendments to the general election ballot in November after more than a year spent reviewing and proposing changes to the County Charter.
A Democratic-controlled Virginia House panel on Wednesday advanced three proposed constitutional amendments, including a new ...
Former Tennessee Attorney General Paul G. Summers writes this regular civics education guest opinion column about the U.S.
Most states require a simple majority vote to pass ballot measures. So did Florida, until a 2006 constitutional amendment ...
And for Marylanders, the ballot includes an amendment to the state's constitution that seeks to clarify and solidify the state's stance in favor of abortion rights. Lower Shore General Election ...
With a majority of votes, Florida’s abortion and recreational marijuana amendments fell just short of passing Tuesday after ...
Florida Amendment 3 and Amendment 4, which focus on legalizing weed and protecting abortion rights, have seen the brunt of ire from the state after Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration spent millions ...
New charter amendments in Orange and Seminole counties may reshape development plans in rural areas. Here's what stakeholders ...
Broward County Property Appraiser Marty Kiar describes what the newly passed Amendment 5, on increasing Homestead Exemptions, ...
On Nov. 5, Wyoming voters will get to approve or reject a constitutional amendment separating residential property into its own category for property tax assessments. Known as Constitutional ...