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 ...

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.

Former Tennessee Attorney General Paul G. Summers writes this regular civics education guest opinion column about the U.S.

Conservative sportsmen scored a major victory in Florida this month, and it’s one that could have legs nationally. More than ...

Most states require a simple majority vote to pass ballot measures. So did Florida, until a 2006 constitutional amendment ...

With a majority of votes, Florida’s abortion and recreational marijuana amendments fell just short of passing Tuesday after ...

The 27 amendments have shaped Americans’ rights since the founding of the United States. The country would look much different if these amendments were not in place. Also, read “The Next ...

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 ...

After a proposed constitutional amendment on abortion rights failed to pass last week, abortion opponents are dropping ...

The Terre Haute City Council took up the matter of garbage again Thursday evening, approving an amendment to the City Code ...

Ron DeSantis’ political capital and a blitz of legal battles – that voters could think the results of Amendment 3 and Amendment 4 will permanently resolve those issues. But regardless of the ...

In this regular series, Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center looks at the Amendments and how they ...