constitution – Page 9 – The Portland Press Herald

Lawsuit challenges Yarmouth ban on town employees running for office

A charter amendment approved last November is the target of a federal lawsuit filed this week by the ACLU of Maine.

by Henry Loughlin Special to the Press Herald August 19, 2019August 20, 2019

We need to amend the Constitution to limit corporate money in politics.

by Gina Barreca Hartford Courant July 13, 2019July 12, 2019

That would pose a risk to our nation’s civic health, which is strengthened by creativity, originality, insight and wit.

by Michael McGough Los Angeles Times July 12, 2019July 11, 2019

The president’s exclusion of his detractors from @realDonaldTrump is childish but not unconstitutional.

by The San Diego Union-Tribune July 8, 2019July 6, 2019

Other states should be so responsible and safe.

by Joe Wagner Special to the Press Herald July 6, 2019July 5, 2019

Originalism is wholesale fraud, manufactured by Justice Antonin Scalia and the Federalist Society.

by George Will The Washington Post July 4, 2019July 3, 2019

Like Independence Day sparklers, the Declaration’s statement of the Founders’ intent to privilege liberty casts a bright light.

by Los Angeles Times June 29, 2019June 28, 2019

The highest court in the land is refusing to use the tools it has to defend voting rights.

by Jacob Posik Special to the Press Herald June 28, 2019December 27, 2019

A new website aims to inform government employees about workplace freedom and organized labor’s efforts to undercut it.

by New York Daily News June 26, 2019June 25, 2019

A new bill would effectively force sites like Twitter and Facebook to publish offensive content or expose themselves to lawsuits.