Tennessean

This is how many amendments there are in the U.S. Constitution and why it's hard to amend

Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...
Penn Live

Proposed constitutional amendment seeks to cut executive branch out of the process

Legislation that seeks to put the responsibility for advertising future constitutional amendments in the legislative branch’s hands cleared a Senate committee on Tuesday in a bipartisan 8-3 vote. The ...
KHON2

Voters to decide on selection process of district court judges in state constitutional amendment question

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A proposed constitutional amendment in Hawaii aims to unify the appointment and confirmation process for district court judges with that of supreme court justices and circuit court ...
WRIC

Dems release redistricting amendment: What’s the process of getting it passed?

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — With the Virginia General Assembly debating redistricting, do you actually know the process for how Virginia may redraw its congressional maps? It’s complicated, but below, ...
Tennessean

What the Fifth Amendment says about due process and eminent domain | Opinion

Paul G. Summers, lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge; district attorney general; and the Attorney General of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...
Newsweek

Equal Rights Amendment: Could Joe Biden’s Ratification Shift Women’s Rights?

In one of his final acts as president, Joe Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) ratified, potentially enshrining gender equality into the U.S. Constitution as its 28th Amendment. "It is ...