1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting Black American men the right to vote, was ratified. 1913, the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for a federal income ...

Project XV refers to the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which is the one that gave all people the right to vote, regardless of their race. The museum sits on the spot where the barber ...

The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf Amendment Bill approved the draft on Monday, incorporating 14 amendments proposed by members of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). JPC ...

Amidst Opposition’s complaint that its voice was not heard, the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill accepted 32 out of the more than 500 amendments moved ...

A Republican congressman has introduced an amendment to the Constitution that would allow President Donald Trump to seek a third term in office, arguing that it will ensure “we can sustain the bold ...

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to allow President Trump to serve a third term so the country “can sustain the bold leadership [it] so desperately needs.” ...

As promised, my new paper on the Equal Rights Amendment, "The Twelfth Amendment and the ERA," is now available on SSRN. The paper lays out new historical evidence on prior Article V amendments ...

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“The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments were designed to enshrine Lincoln’s promise of a new America.” The amendment’s first section begins: However, as so often is the case, this reaffirmed ...

“Thomas Jefferson said men were created equal, but the original Constitution betrayed that promise by allowing for slavery,” says Jeffrey Rosen. “The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments were designed to ...