The President’s executive order took inspiration from an esoteric legal argument from 1985, by two Yale professors. They have ...
Sherrilyn Ifill delivered a lecture on reimagining American democracy, the role of the 14th Amendment of the U.S.
In 1857, the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott ruling denied Black citizenship, upheld slavery, and stands as one of the Court's ...
Forget the TV drama of “democracy under attack.” There is no season twist on Capitol Hill, no slick villain delivering a chilling monologue to a string-quartet soundtrack, and no mastermind plotting ...
Supreme Court decided not to take on a request to overturn same-sex married couples' rights, but pushback to expanded civil rights has a long tradition in the United States.
In 1898, white supremacists overthrew Wilmington’s elected government, killing dozens and erasing Black political power.
David French is an Opinion columnist, writing about law, culture, religion and armed conflict. He is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and a former constitutional litigator. His most recent book is ...
This is what happens when no one wants to govern.
Interview with University of Texas professor Peniel Joseph, winner of Texas Writer Award from Texas Book Festival ...
By Ross Hetrick December 4, 1865 was a pivotal day in American history when Thaddeus Stevens, with the help of Edward ...
California is the latest state to advance a proposal that could affect Black Americans’ ability to influence elections.
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