U.S. CONSTITUTION

New Hampshire’s top election official says he will not invoke an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to block former President Donald Trump from the ballot in the state that will hold the first Republican presidential primary next year.

Mississippi is violating the U.S. Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment by permanently stripping voting rights from people convicted of some felonies.

A federal judge is blocking much of Indiana's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors from taking effect as scheduled July 1.

The top state courts in conservative Idaho and South Carolina have gone in opposite directions on challenges to abortion bans.

The office of Georgia's attorney general says it will appeal a ruling that overturns a ban on most abortions starting around six weeks of pregnancy.

A trial to determine whether Georgia can continue to ban abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy is underway in an Atlanta courtroom.

A new law aims to stop other states from punishing children who come to California for gender-affirming care.

A federal judge has ruled constitutional protections don’t shield U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham from testifying before a special grand jury investigating possible illegal efforts to overturn then-President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia.

A judge says a Michigan city violated the U.S. Constitution by chalking tires to enforce parking limits.

They are the most fiercely polarizing issues in American life: abortion and guns.

The California Senate has rejected a proposal to ban involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime.

A rare first printing of the U.S. Constitution has sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $43.2 million, a record price for a document or book sold at auction.

A very special document will be auctioned off later this year — a rare copy of the U.S. Constitution.

After a decade of planning and a head count that was challenged by an unprecedented pandemic, the U.S. Census Bureau is releasing the first numbers from the 2020 census before the end of the month.

The faade will be reinstalled at The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. The tablet is engraved with the First Amendment, which protects freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly and the right to petition the government. It's a gift from the Freedom Forum, the creator of the Newseum, a museum dedicated to the First Amendment. Ad“It’s so meaningful to bring the text of the First Amendment to Philadelphia,” National Constitution Center President Jeffrey Rosen said in a statement. He said it would “inspire visitors for generations to come.”A dedication ceremony is planned for later this year.

(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump might argue the calendar is his friend when it comes to a second impeachment trial. In 2019, the last time Trump found himself impeached by the House, he had nearly a year left in his presidency. But on Wednesday, with the inauguration of Joe Biden, Trump will be out of office by the time any Senate trial gets started. On Tuesday, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said she doesn’t think a post-presidency impeachment trial is constitutional. The consequence the Constitution sets up for a president who is impeached and convicted is removal from office.

As some Republicans in Congress continued to back President Donald Trump's doomed effort to overturn the election, critics — including President-elect Joe Biden — alleged that they had violated their oaths and instead pledged allegiance to Trump. Both Republican and Democratic officials have deemed the election results legitimate and free of any widespread fraud. The oaths were mentioned often Wednesday during a joint session of Congress meant to confirm Biden’s victory. While authorities struggled to regain control, Biden called on Trump to abide by his oath and move to ease tensions. “I believe the Republican members of Congress who have incited this domestic terror attack through their attempts to overturn the election must face consequences,” she tweeted.

(AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)COLUMBIA, SC – One of South Carolina's most liberal lawmakers and one of its most conservative are joining together to revive the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The 1970s ' proposal banning any discrimination based on sex is being revived in several state capitols across the U.S. It is just one state away from the 38 needed before it can become the 28th amendment to the Constitution. Davis said any conservative who supports a limited government that allows people to succeed based on their intelligence and ability should support the Equal Rights Amendment. The Equal Rights Amendment was passed by 35 states before the 1982 deadline.

EB I-75 BL (Square Lake Rd) from M-1 (Woodward Ave) to Opdyke Rd and WB I-75 BL (Square Lake Rd) from Opdyke Rd to M-1 (Woodward Ave) have two lanes closed for construction all week. Tonight's the big night for the Detroit Youth Choir! The Detroit Red Wings started training camp last Friday, with their first preseason game set for Tuesday night vs. Chicago. Each year, on September 17, Americans celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. Donut Fest Detroit is coming to Eastern Market on Oct. 6 and it's sure to get you high - on sugar.