What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think about the U.S. Constitution? For many people, the answer probably involves one of the famous individual liberties that are spelled out in the Bill of Rights, such as freedom of speech, due process ...

Preston is a research fellow for tax policy in The Heritage Foundation’s Grover M. Hermann Center for the federal budget. Americans who have never lived elsewhere may take for granted the constitutional protections we enjoy. The drafters of the ...

Does the Constitution still matter? My law students — and many other law students across the country — wonder about this openly now. Not as an abstract theoretical question but as something urgent and unsettled. The clear answer is yes, it still matters.

With President Donald Trump announcing a federal takeover of D.C. police, civil rights experts are reminding the public of their rights when it comes to police interactions. “We are encouraging everyone to exercise caution,” said Alicia Yass ...

Every major question in American public life ultimately returns to a single source of authority: the Constitution. Whether the issue concerns abortion, the scope of federal agencies, the death penalty, or the structure of elections, the answer always ...

As federal immigration agents continue a mass deportation campaign under the Trump administration, the level of violence seen during immigration arrests has escalated. That's led to increased scrutiny over the tactics of ICE officers, and whether they've ...

Statutory protections can be amended, narrowed, or repealed through the ordinary legislative process. Constitutional protections are harder to change and, therefore, harder to weaken. With the federal ERA both stalled and outdated,

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SEATTLE - As federal immigration enforcement actions draw scrutiny nationwide, a University of Washington constitutional law expert is weighing in on what rights Washingtonians have ...