Nothing screams summer in Rhode Island like an obscure legislative commission holding hearings at the State House — but this one is worth keeping an eye on. The Constitutional Convention Commission ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- If Missourians were to call a constitutional convention, a number of provisions in the current document would be likely targeted for elimination or major alteration. One of the ...

ALBANY — Every 20 years New Yorkers are asked to vote on whether the state should hold another constitutional convention, and for most citizens of the Empire State it’s not an easy decision. “When was ...

Opponents warn that a convention could produce another attempt to restrict abortion rights, but advocates say the convention could secure education rights and usher in term limits PROVIDENCE — Every ...

Among the many yellowing paperbacks on my shelves is a copy of The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates. It's a sort of greatest hits collection of contemporaneous ...

BATON ROUGE–A bill calling for a constitutional convention, a key part of Gov. Jeff Landry’s agenda, passed the House floor in a 75-27 Tuesday after a lengthy debate and various amendments. Supporters ...

BATON ROUGE – A bill calling for a constitutional convention, a key part of Gov. Jeff Landry’s agenda, passed the House floor in a 75-27 Tuesday after a lengthy debate and various amendments.

JP Leskovich is a rising 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and JURIST’s News Managing Editor. He filed this dispatch from Phoenix. This is the second in a series of dispatches he’s ...