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 ...

"Making Amends," the title of the Clinton Presidential Center's new special exhibition, is unlikely to set hearts throbbing.

Learning about the Constitution and the Courts is an essential part of a student’s education, and that’s why the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio hosts field trips ...

Written by Founding Father James Madison in 1789, The Bill of Rights makes up the first ten amendments to the US Constitution. Today, many people still consider the Bill of Rights to be the ...

Thomas Jefferson wrote to James Madison advocating a Bill of Rights: "Half a loaf is better than no bread. If we cannot secure all our rights, let us secure what we can." Congress shall make no law ...

“Rebels, Robbers and Radicals” brings the document alive through court cases of real people involved in real struggles. Detail of cover illustration for “Rebels, Robbers and Radicals.”Credit...Kelly ...

When Benjamin Franklin was asked what form of government the American framers had created, he wryly replied, “A republic, if you can keep it.” This Constitution Day, on the brink of celebrating the ...

Two hundred and fifty years ago, our Nation was conceived in liberty, our freedom was wrested from the hands of tyranny, and our people courageously united as one Nation under God, committed to the ...