It's that time of year again. The holidays are upon us, and the end of the year is drawing near. As we reflect on the past year, many of us begin to look forward and think, "What's next?" With the New ...

When faced with an unauthorized or defective action, I expect that many practitioners will seek fix the problem by obtaining a ratification of the action. But will a ratification cure the problem? In ...

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a bill revoking Russia's ratification of a global nuclear test ban, a move that Moscow said was needed to establish parity with the United ...

Erik J. Chaput teaches in the School of Continuing Education at Providence College and at Western Reserve Academy. He is the author of "The People’s Martyr: Thomas Wilson Dorr and His 1842 Rhode ...

In 1933, three-quarters of the states ratified the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution—often referred to as the “Lame Duck Amendment”—the main purpose of which was to dramatically reduce the ...

A new academic study finds that when public companies give their shareholders a vote on the selection of an external auditing firm, they are less likely to make financial restatements than those that ...

If states cannot rescind their ratification proposals, then 2/3 of the states may have already voted to call an Article V Convention for the Balanced Budget Amendment Currently, the courts are ...

After weeks of meetings organized by IATSE leadership and via several grassroots efforts, the union is making its final case to members before voting closes on Sunday: "No Local or craft was left ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia officially became the critical 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment on Monday, clearing the way for likely court fights over whether the measure can be added to the ...

This is part II of our series on the USMCA and its domestic path to ratification by Congress. Read part I. When the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was being renegotiated, the White House ...

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