Constitution

Protesters attend a rally held by the group Our Children's Trust on October 29th, 2018, outside the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Be wary of political parties' dismissal of impeachment as the invocation of a constitutional crisis.

• By Seth Masket

In a potentially landmark decision, a circuit court judge ruled that the Fourth Amendment should protect Elena Rodriguez, who was a Mexican national killed on Mexican soil.

• By Jack Herrera

The suit's plaintiffs say the question could discourage certain ethnic minorities from completing the census due to fears that their responses could be used against them.

• By Rebecca Worby

Maureen Ui Fhearraigh casts her ballot paper as voting takes place a day earlier than on the mainland, on May 24th, 2018, in Gola Island, Ireland.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Based on recent actions by the president, it appears Trump's idea of creating opportunities for religious values in America involves turning religion into an arm of the state.

• By Chayenne Polimédio

The temporary ban on the law will benefit women who have sought abortions with the belief or knowledge that the fetus has Down syndrome.

• By Candace Butera

We're closer to a constitutional convention, where any new amendment could be put before a simple majority vote, than you might realize.

• By Seth Masket

Donald Trump's supporters crowed when leaked pages of his 2005 return showed he paid a hefty amount of taxes. But the returns for the following years, which remain secret, likely include some hefty refunds of that payment.

• By Allan Sloan

On a search to find our right to clean drinking water in U.S. and international law.

• By Brian Palmer

Proponents of tighter reins on political money worry that a Wisconsin ruling about the governor’s recall campaign could carry seeds of another Citizens United.

• By Robert Faturechi

While Baltimore erupts, the Supreme Court considers a timely case.

• By Lauren Kirchner

Arizona’s state legislature is unhappy about losing the ability to draw district lines, which has resulted in a major lawsuit. What will the Supreme Court say, and will its decision call into question a host of other electoral reforms?

• By Jessica A. Levinson

For more than 30 years, the Federalist Society has worked behind the scenes to shape Supreme Court outcomes to a conservative agenda. In King v. Burwell, its influence could eliminate health insurance subsidies for millions of people.

• By Nina Martin

In order to write a book about the Wonder Woman comics, Noah Berlatsky had to resort to pirated reprints.

• By Noah Berlatsky

Despite how it’s been portrayed on screens both large and small, the Fifth Amendment’s Double Jeopardy Clause isn’t meant to protect against the consequences of an appeal.

• By Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza

A remarkable document in human history, without precedent or rival, the Declaration outlines not what the United States should be, but what it should not be, defining America in opposition to Britain.

• By Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza

A look at the results of a recent YouGov survey.

• By Jay Livingston

Efforts to curb legislative partisanship have weak track records, so maybe we should consider changing the other side of the equation in order to establish a government that can actually get things done.

• By Seth Masket