A proposed constitutional amendment would give Congress greater power to regulate campaign contributions and political spending.

President Trump’s aggressive actions since taking office have raised concerns among some legal experts and the president’s critics that he is blatantly disregarding the Constitution, with some arguing the country is on the verge of, if not already ...

Four years after the United States won its independence from Great Britain, 55 state delegates, including George Washington, James Madison and Benjamin Franklin, convene in Philadelphia to compose a new U.S. constitution on May 25, 1787. The Articles of ...

Exactly 230 years ago, during a sweltering summer in Philadelphia, a group of revolutionary Americans holed themselves up in Independence Hall and drafted the U.S. Constitution. "This is the most radical body of democratic deliberation ever assembled ...

Harvard Law School Professor Mark Tushnet is the rare scholar who has made huge contributions to a number of different fields. He was an active participant in the Critical Legal Studies movement of the 1980s; he has been a leading contributor to both ...

Ever since my column about the USA undergoing something worse than a "constitutional crisis" published, I have been corresponding daily with readers who have plenty to say. Some praised the column and agreed with the premise, but others argued the idea of ...

Voters overwhelmingly passed Proposal 1 to restrict utility contributions to campaigns.

Michiganders voted overwhelmingly in favor of a citizen-led initiative, Proposal 2, which seeks to limit certain campaign finances, AP projects.