On this day in 1789, the Bill of Rights was sent to the states for ratification. With the right to free speech still hotly contested 300 years later, Eliot Wilson goes back to the start There is ...

Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. We have 27 Amendments to the ...

From today's opinion by Justice Gorsuch respecting the denial of certiorari in Thomas v. Humboldt County: In Minneapolis & ...

As we celebrate our nation’s birthday today, it is important to remember that America is a nation of laws, founded on a philosophy of defined freedoms. From the Declaration of Independence on this day ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Freedom of speech. It’s the first guarantee in the United States Bill of Rights. Yet, in the week following the assassination of conservative activist and Turning Point USA ...

As states were considering whether to ratify the U.S. Constitution, opponents voiced alarm that it would permit tyranny by a central government. Several states ratified the document only after ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - James Madison was born on March 16, 1751, in Port Conway, Va., the oldest of 12 children. Madison graduated from the College of New Jersey, now known as Princeton, in 1771.

“Rebels, Robbers and Radicals” brings the document alive through court cases of real people involved in real struggles. Detail of cover illustration for “Rebels, Robbers and Radicals.”Credit...Kelly ...

Washington Democrats used a controversial new rule to stop the debate on a bill seeking to amend the Parents’ Bill of Rights. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5181 (ESSB 5181) passed the House Monday.