How the New York Bill of Rights Helped Lead to the U.S. Bill of Rights
John Lansing, Jr. used the New York Bill of Rights as one basis for the proposed constitutional amendments drafted by James Madison.
Understanding the Constitution: the 14th Amendment: Part I
This two-part essay is a primer on the longest amendment ever adopted—the 14th.
What does “Due Process of Law” mean? Hint: SCOTUS had it wrong: It’s irrelevant to same-sex marriage
Note: An earlier version of this article appeared in The American Thinker. The Fifth and Fourteenth amendments to the Constitution each has a Due Process Clause. The Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause prohibited the federal government from depriving any person of “life, liberty, or property without due process of law.” The Fourteenth Amendment extended that […]
