Paul G. Summers is an attorney. He 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 ...

The Declaration of Independence, approved July 4, 1776, dissolved ties with Great Britain and established natural rights.

WASHINGTON -- The original Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence, locked away for two years for treatment to ensure their longevity, are going back on display in ...

When it comes to celebrating Constitution Day, it may be considered atypical to think of the Declaration of Independence. After all, the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were two ...

On July 4th, 1776, a group of visionaries signed a declaration that sparked one of history’s boldest experiments in self-governance. But while we often celebrate the rupture — the act of independence ...

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SUNY Cortland will mark Constitution Day on Wednesday, Sept. 17, with three events to kick off a yearlong celebration of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. The university’s ...

A new display of the nation's founding documents is coming to Haywood County soon.

Day by day, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations – thanks entirely to then President Donald J. Trump – is morphing from the principled conservative many Republicans believed her to be into a ...

Constitutional scholar Meg Mott spoke on “A Dramatic Constitution” to a full house of about 50 people on Sunday at the ...