A Second Opinion is a recurring series by Haley Proctor on the Second Amendment and constitutional litigation. The Supreme Court has already agreed to hear two cases this term involving […] The post ...
That’s because the U.S. Mint’s new Mayflower Compact Quarter, featuring “two Pilgrims embracing as they behold the New World, ...
In the slaveholding South, ancient Egypt and its pharaohs became a way to justify slavery. For abolitionists and African Americans, biblical Egypt served as a symbol of bondage and liberation.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — One of the biggest amendments on Florida’s ballot in November is Amendment 3. There’s a record amount of money in Florida revolving around recreational marijuana. In fact, ...
The laws cited by California preserved the right to openly carry guns, which state courts said was clearly protected by the ...
Two journalists are challenging a law that threatens press freedom in an attempt to ban misinformation. In the height of the ...
A short excerpt from today's very long opinion in Baird v. Bonta by Judge Lawrence VanDyke, joined by Judge Kenneth Lee: ...
On Dec. 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified as Georgia became the 27th state to endorse it. Also on this date: In 1907, at least 361 men and boys ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following letter was published Nov. 7, 2025, at KnoxNews.com. It garnered a number of responses, which can be read below this one. Women's suffrage has been an unmitigated disaster ...
Pipeline Playwrights runs down the rivalries in the run-up to women’s suffrage. It’s My Party! opens on an empty table, center stage, filled only with the disembodied voices of congressmen. “Yay.” ...
A proposed "Keep Nine" constitutional amendment would permanently set the number of Supreme Court justices at nine. Supporters argue the amendment is necessary to prevent "court-packing" for political ...
The 19 th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified on August 18, 1920, roughly 105 years ago. Nevada was among the earliest states to pass it, in February of 1920. Roughly 100 years later, in ...