The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy, by Jessica Pishko, Dutton, 480 pages, $32 The Power of the Badge: Sheriffs and Inequality in the United States, by ...

Each fall, I teach a seminar called Recent Books on the Constitution. I initially designed this course when I visited Georgetown in 2005. At that time, because I tend to read what relates directly to ...

In his new book "No Democracy Lasts Forever: How the Constitution Threatens the United States," legal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky contends that it's high time to hold a new constitutional convention.

Democracy is in danger. Voter suppression efforts are once again on the rise, most recently embodied in the reintroduction of the "SAVE Act." Initially passed by the House in 2024 and revived again in ...

Election issues, The Pursuit of Happiness, First National Student-Led Constitutional Convention David Axelrod joins to discuss the upcoming 2024 election and will give insight about the number of ...

This shouldn’t make you feel better, California, but here it is: Your votes are not the most undervalued in the entire United States! Turns out votes in Florida and Texas are worth even less than ours ...

As India prepares to mark Republic Day on January 26, 2026, the occasion offers an opportunity to revisit the document that defines the country's democratic foundation, the Constitution of India.