But since the country’s founding, constitutional meaning has never emerged solely from an elite cadre of justices. Nor has judicial supremacy — what some call “juristocracy”— ever been the reality on ...

Please join us for Lincoln and the Constitution: The 13th Amendment, a conversation between scholars. Guest scholars include Brandi C. Brimmer, the Morehead-Cain Alumni Associate Professor at the ...

FILE - This Nov. 29, 2011, file photo shows the signature of president Abraham Lincoln on a rare, restored copy of the 13th Amendment that ended slavery, in Chicago. National lawmakers are expected on ...

The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has sparked a wave of political commentary. There were the respectful and sincere comments condemning the killing. Former President Barack Obama ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Noted Civil War experts Brandi C. Brimmer and Judith Giesberg are leading a discussion on the 16th president and the amendment abolishing slavery during the eighth annual Frank and ...

The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has sparked a wave of political commentary. There were the respectful and sincere comments condemning the ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) There were the respectful and sincere comments condemning the killing. Former ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University (THE CONVERSATION) The assassination of ...