Rebels, Robbers and Radicals” brings the document alive through court cases of real people involved in real struggles.

The Bill of Rights remained judicially dormant until the twentieth century." This does not mean the Bill of Rights was worthless. To the extent it has worked to restrain government power, ...

The Bill of Rights, therefore, remains timeless and essential to our civic life. But it is just part of America’s struggle to become a “more perfect union.” ...

On this day in 1791, the Bill of Rights, a series of 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, went into force when Virginia ratified the document.

He introduced the Bill of Rights on June 8, 1789, about three months into the new Congress. Getting the Bill of Rights approved in Congress was an immensely difficult task.

The Bill of Rights: "Clear Guidance About the Inalienable Rights Each Person Holds" D.C. Circuit Court Chief Judge Beryl Howell discusses the Bill of Rights guarantees to a group of new citizens ...

National Bill of Rights Day customarily occupies a minor place on our calendars, if it occupies a place at all. It falls every year on December 15, commemorating the ratification of the first 10 ...

The 2nd Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights, not the bill of needs, yet the State of New Jersey requires you to demonstrate a "need" before you are legally allowed to carry a firearm in public.

Parents Bill of Rights similar to bills in Florida, North Carolina, Texas. The proposed legislation is similar in language to other state-level parents' right laws now being considered. ...

It and the nine amendments that follow are what make up the Bill of Rights, which some Framers considered superfluous at best — and dangerous at worst.