Jill Lepore’s history of the Constitution includes a colorful cast of characters and makes a case for it as a living document ...

Originalism is often countered by the idea that the Constitution is a living, breathing document meant to be interpreted and changed along with the times. Jill Lepore is a historian at Harvard ...

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The U.S. Constitution is one of our nation’s most important documents, laying the foundation for the greatest democratic ...

Historian and best-selling author Jill Lepore argues that the difficulty and rarity of amendment has led to a stifling of popular will, among other problems ...

Laws govern people; constitutions govern governments. Legislatures write laws; constitutional conventions write constitutions ...

As we honor Constitution Day on Sept. 17, let us recommit not only to the rule of law, but to the habits of citizenship that ...

In "We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution" (to be published Sept. 16 by Liveright), Harvard professor and New ...

Written over two centuries ago by people long since departed, the Constitution is often admired for its durability. It has stood the test of time and still provides the framework for our government ...

The genius of the American republic lies in part in the close relationship between its two founding documents.

From military crackdowns to silencing dissent, this Constitution Day reminds us all that we must fight to uphold our rights ...