Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alabama's Recompiled Constitution Ratification Question updated the state's constitution. The new constitution removed racist ...

The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, collectively known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified following vigorous national debate on this day in history, Dec. 15, 1791. Their passage came ...

On March 22, 1972, the U.S. Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment, sending the measure to the states for ratification in order for it to become a part of the U.S. Constitution, the ultimate law of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For over 230 years, the Constitution has served as the supreme law of the United States. Before the Constitution, the Articles of ...

A deadline for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment expired in 1982, but some states ratified it afterward. Some scholars argue the deadline is unconstitutional. Other legal experts said the ...

Paul G. Summers is a lawyer. He is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the Attorney General of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The NCAA's member schools approved a ratified constitution on Thursday that will grant more autonomy to the each level of college athletics. Representatives of more than 1,000 institutions in Division ...

For over 230 years, the Constitution has served as the supreme law of the United States. Before the Constitution, the Articles of Confederation was the ruling document. But it had its problems, ...