The original 1889 copy of Washington’s Constitution will be on display outside the bronze doors of the House chamber at the Capitol building in Olympia on Thursday afternoon. From 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., ...

As the nation approaches its 250th birthday next year, the National Archives has mounted its first display of the entire Constitution. The exhibition gives viewers a chance to see not only the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Where was America founded? The U.S. Constitution was drafted at the 1789 Congress in Philadelphia — the same place where the ...

Not so long ago, originalism seemed safely contained. Ascendant during the Reagan era, originalists argued that the Constitution should be interpreted according to its original meaning, but when ...

Five decades ago, originalism wasn’t even an -ism. In the academy, at the bar, and on the courts, the Constitution was interpreted as a living, breathing document. Contemporary values mattered more ...

If you describe yourself as a liberal or a progressive, that probably means you have a low opinion of originalism, the school of constitutional thought that is closely identified with the conservative ...

In this episode of “The Opinions,” David French breaks down why parts of the original Constitution lend themselves to abuse — and which three amendments could stop another shutdown like this one. “But ...

The Constitution was drafted at the Constitutional Convention between May 25 and Sept. 17, 1787. Our founding fathers assembled at Independence Hall in Philadelphia to create a document to replace the ...