Exploring the origins and evolution of the Second Amendment, this episode examines how a post-revolutionary principle became one of the most polarizing topics in American politics. From the founding ...

Patriots' Day -- Ratification -- The tub to the whale -- Arkansas toothpicks, Beecher's bibles, and the Fourteenth Amendment -- Revolt at Cincinnati -- Contest for the Constitution -- The road to ...

When people say the Second Amendment should be abolished because it was “written for muskets,” they’re ignoring both history and logic. If we applied that reasoning across the Constitution, we’d also ...

King Kamehameha I united the Hawaiian Islands to create the Kingdom of Hawaii. His statue stands outside of Ali'iolani Hale, the home of the Hawaii Supreme Court. (Candace Cheung/Courthouse News) ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Readers clash over how to interpret the 2nd Amendment: Should its militia clause limit gun ownership, or protect ...

The Supreme Court’s preferred method of interpreting the Constitution is originalism, which requires judges to abide by the original public meaning of the constitutional text. This is often more ...

On December 23, the Third Circuit en banc handed Bryan Range an early Christmas present by ruling that despite his decades-old conviction for a false statement to obtain food stamps in violation of ...

A closely divided Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a 2nd Amendment challenge to the bans on semiautomatic rifles in Maryland, California and eight other blue states. Gun rights advocates say these ...

In response to "Time to reconsider fascination with guns" (June 5, Letters): This presents an inaccurate historical perspective. The Second Amendment was not created by the Founding Fathers to help ...

WASHINGTON — A closely divided Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a 2nd Amendment challenge to the bans on semi-automatic rifles in Maryland, California and eight other blue states. Gun rights ...