On Aug. 6, the Library of Congress’ annotated website of the U.S. Constitution was missing sections of Article 1 including provisions about habeas corpus and the limits and powers of Congress and U.S.

During Constitution Week, we proudly commemorate the 239th anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution, the very foundation of our Republic and an eternal reminder that all power ...

Excerpted from “We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution” by Jill Lepore, David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History and Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. We the People. The ...

Sept. 17 is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, meant to celebrate the signing of the United States' founding document and all those who have become citizens since. Here's a quick history lesson and ...

In a new book, the historian Mark Peterson argues that our founding document is rooted in ideals of expansion and conquest ill suited to the nation we’ve become. By Claire Rydell Arcenas Claire Rydell ...

The origin of the Bill of Rights was less a principled and honorable declaration of the founders’ commitment to fundamental liberties and more a compromise to get the states to ratify the new ...

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