Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg Abbott’s initiative to stem the flow of immigrants across the Rio Grande, isn’t the first time that the state of Texas has involved itself in immigrant matters. In 1869, as part of the state’s post-Civil War effort to rejoin the Union, writers of a Texas constitution created the Bureau of […]
Tag: Constitutions
Here’s what the Constitution’s Fifth Amendment says about indictments and double jeopardy
Our Constitution and amendments are the supreme law of America. The first 10 amendments, or Bill of Rights, were submitted to the state legislatures in 1789 and ratified two years later. We now study the Fifth Amendment. This Amendment says: “(N)o person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless […]
Americans’ privacy rights find an origin in the U.S. Constitution’s Third Amendment
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. The U.S. Constitution is our supreme law of America. Amendments are part of the Constitution. The first 10 amendments, or Bill of Rights, were submitted to the state legislatures in September 1789. […]
Lawsuit aims to keep Pennsylvania congressman off ballot over Constitution’s insurrection clause
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A liberal activist asked a Pennsylvania court on Tuesday to bar U.S. Rep. Scott Perry from the state’s primary ballot, arguing that Perry isn’t eligible because of his efforts to keep President Donald Trump in office and block the transfer of power to Democrat Joe Biden. The seven-page lawsuit asks Pennsylvania’s […]
Trump foes turn to Constitution’s ‘insurrection’ ban to keep him off 2024 ballot
Maine on Thursday became the second US state to bar Donald Trump from a Republican presidential primary ballot, part of a flurry of legal challenges to his eligibility to run for president in 2024. The challenges are being filed under a provision in the US Constitution banning officials who have engaged in “insurrection” from holding […]
Factbox-Trump foes turn to Constitution’s ‘insurrection’ ban to keep him off 2024 ballot
By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) – Maine on Thursday became the second U.S. state to bar Donald Trump from a Republican presidential primary ballot, part of a flurry of legal challenges to his eligibility to run for president in 2024. The challenges are being filed under a provision in the U.S. Constitution banning officials who have […]
The Constitution’s insurrection clause threatens Trump’s campaign. Here is how that is playing out
DENVER (AP) — Former President Donald Trump‘s bid to win back the White House is now threatened by two sentences added to the U.S. Constitution 155 years ago. The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday barred Trump from the state’s ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which prohibits anyone who swore an oath to […]