constitution
Mexico to reform constitution in wake of US terrorism designations
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday she will propose constitutional reforms aimed at protecting Mexico’s sovereignty after U.S. President...
Top court snubs N.Y. Constitution: The supreme law of the state must always be followed
We agree with the four-judge majority of the top court in New York State, the Court of Appeals, that ethics in state government...
Council flubs noncitizens voting: The only way to do it is amending the New York State Constitution
The highest court in New York State, the Court of Appeals, has an easy case before the seven judges today: They should uphold...
A better way to elect presidents: A fair trade to amend the U.S. Constitution on term limits and the Electoral College
A Republican congressman from Tennessee wants to amend the U.S. Constitution to allow Donald Trump to serve a third term. It’s a bad...
The Constitution outranks all: Trump’s executive order revoking birthright citizenship is meaningless
Donald Trump yesterday took an oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States” and then promptly broke that oath...
DOJ investigation finds Trenton PD in violation of U.S. Constitution
New Jersey’s Trenton Police Department and the City of Trenton are accused of violating the U.S. Constitution by unlawfully using excessive force and...
Prop 1 passes in NY state, cementing abortion rights in state constitution
Proposition 1, an amendment to enshrine abortion rights in New York state’s constitution, passed Tuesday, according to the Associated Press, coming to the relief...
Blame Albany, again: Confusing and vague state Constitution amendment is part of Legislature’s awful history of mess ups
Yesterday, which was Constitution Day (from the Sept. 17, 1787 signing of America’s Great Charter) and Citizenship Day (set as Sept. 17 since...
N.Y. ballot must tell the truth: Amendment to state Constitution doesn’t mention abortion, so neither should ballot question
New York State legalized abortion in 1970, three years before Roe v. Wade, with a Republican governor, a Republican state Senate and a...
Interpreting the N.Y. Constitution: The Court of Appeals must hear the case about the role of the state attorney general in the amendment process
The seven members of the highest court in New York State, the Court of Appeals — Chief Judge Rowan Wilson and Associate Judges...
