May 10, 2023 Can Biden use 14th Amendment to avert a debt limit crisis? Legal experts weigh in President Joe Biden told reporters on Tuesday evening that he was considering invoking the amendment
May 9, 2023 Republican effort to restrict changes to Ohio's constitution faces deadline as state House continues to stall Republicans in Ohio have wanted to make it harder to change the state's constitution, but the proposal has stalled so far. The Ohio House has still yet to decide on the measure.
May 6, 2023 School board settles religious discrimination suit against Christian university after blasting 'Jesus' values Arizona's Washington Elementary School District settled a religious discrimination case against a Christian university after blasting its 'Jesus' values during a public meeting.
May 4, 2023 Iowa judge rules in favor of landowning pipeline opponents A judge in Iowa ruled that a law giving surveyors the right to enter private property is unconstitutional. This ruling favors opponents of a planned liquid carbon dioxide pipeline.
May 2, 2023 Ohio constitutional amendment reform effort hits another roadblock An effort to raise the Ohio Constitution's vote threshold for new amendments has reached another roadblock after missing a voting deadline in two legislative committees.
May 2, 2023 Ohio GOP lawmakers looking to raise threshold for passing future constitutional amendments Ohio GOP lawmakers are asking voters to raise the threshold for passing future constitutional amendments. Former attorney generals of both parties joined the opposition of the plan.
May 2, 2023 DeSantis expands death penalty law for convicted child rapists, defying Supreme Court precedent Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill to allow capital punishment for those convicted of raping a child under age of 12, challenging the U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
April 27, 2023 Justice Dept. files complaint challenging Tennessee's new law that bans sex reassignment surgery for minors A new Tennessee law that bans doctors from providing sex reassignment surgeries to minors has been challenged by the United States Justice Department.
April 25, 2023 Schumer sets up vote aimed at adding Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution Senate Democrats will call up a resolution aimed at adding the Equal Rights Amendment ERA passed the 38-state ratification threshold in 2020 but was kept from becoming law because of a deadline placed by Congress in the 1970s
April 24, 2023 Former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft weighs in on hot-button constitutional amendment reform plan Former Republican Ohio Gov. Bob Taft has voiced opposition to the Legislature's plan to raise the vote threshold for new constitutional amendments.
