The Kansas Supreme Court offered a mixed bag in a ruling Friday that combined several challenges to a 2021 election law, siding with state officials on one provision, reviving challenges to others and offering the possibility that at least one will be halted before this year’s general election. But it was the ballot signature verification […]
Germany’s constitution, or Basic Law, was a “great gift” after the tyranny of the Nazi regime, President Frank-Walter Steimeier said at the ceremony marking the entry into force of the law 75 years ago. “A gift that must not only be remembered, but that we must cherish, preserve and defend in the everyday life of […]
A total of about 1,000 police officers were deployed in and around the government district of Berlin on Thursday, a spokeswoman said, in order to police the state ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of Germany’s constitution. The police were also out on the Spree river on patrol boats and had deployed a helicopter. The […]
Germany plans to celebrate the entry into force of its constitution, the Basic Law, and the founding of the modern federal republic 75 years ago with an official state ceremony in the heart of Berlin’s government district on Thursday. The Basic Law come into force on May 23, 1949, which is also the founding date […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — GOP infighting and a record-breaking, 50-hour Democratic filibuster on Friday killed a Republican push to make amending Missouri’s constitution harder, an effort in part aimed at thwarting an upcoming ballot measure on abortion-rights. The GOP-led Senate adjourned Friday morning — nearly eight hours before the 6 p.m. deadline for lawmakers […]
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland delivered an impromptu history lesson the House floor Wednesday, correcting Rep. Dan Bishop for mistakenly saying that Thomas Jefferson signed the Constitution. Bishop, R-N.C., made the error as he tried to counter Raskin’s argument during a House floor debate about a bill introduced by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., that […]
SAN SALVADOR (AP) — El Salvador’s Congress, which is controlled by President Nayib Bukele New Ideas party, on Monday approved a change to an article of the Constitution to facilitate larger constitutional reforms without having to wait until after the election of a new legislature. The move further consolidates power in the hands of Bukele […]
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority sounded highly skeptical on Monday about lower court rulings that held an Oregon city’s ordinance prohibiting sleeping in public violated the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The outcome of the case involving the ban enacted in the southern Oregon city of Grants Pass is being closely watched by […]
Editor’s note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. Our rules of government are established in the Constitution of the United States and the 27 amendments. They are the bedrocks of our government. They structure government; allocate and establish power […]
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court Chief Justice said on Monday that every company operating in the country is “subject to the constitution,” after one of the court’s judges opened an inquiry into social media platform X’s owner Elon Musk. Chief Justice Luis Roberto Barroso said in a statement that court decisions may be subject […]
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court Chief Justice said on Monday that every company operating in the country is “subject to the constitution,” after one of the court’s judges opened an inquiry into social media platform X’s owner Elon Musk. Chief Justice Luis Roberto Barroso said in a statement that court decisions may be subject […]
Togo has delayed parliamentary and regional elections amid tensions following controversial constitutional reform. The reform approved by lawmakers last week replaced the presidential system with a parliamentary one. It also hands executive power to the prime minister, reducing the presidency to a symbolic role. Opposition parties have rejected the reform, fearing it could let President […]