The Second Amendment reads as follows. (Reading) A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens called for a repeal of the Second Amendment in a New York Times op-ed Tuesday, and he urged demonstrators pressing for gun control to do the same. His ...

The 25th Amendment was sought as an approach to remove President Trump from office fast. Here's what it does, and why Democrats are moving on to Plan B. Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for ...

If you've lived in America, you've heard those words spoken with feeling. The feeling may have been forceful, even vehement. The same words can be heard uttered in bitterness, as if in blame. "Why?

A federal appeals court dealt a major blow to California’s gun laws Friday, ruling the state’s open-carry ban in most ...

In the wake of last week’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, William & Mary News spoke with Timothy Zick, nationally recognized free speech expert and John Marshall Professor of Government and ...

The Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, New York, where the first Convention for Women's Rights was held on July 19 and 20, 1848. Over 300 men and women attended. Over a hundred years ago, on December 14 ...

Eliza Bechtold is a registered Democrat. In a “normal” political climate, this threat to one of America’s most fundamental freedoms would warrant the intense and sustained attention of the media and ...

In this simmering season of division and distrust, there’s one thing that just about all of us agree on: We treasure the First Amendment. Saturday is First Amendment Day, a day to celebrate the ...

Following his stumbling performance at the first debate against former president Donald Trump, President Joe Biden has sought to reassure the Democratic Party about his electability, as well as his ...

WASHINGTON – Support for the First Amendment is declining in the U.S., according to a new survey released Wednesday that found Americans' views about the amendment could influence how they vote in the ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...