The simple fact of the matter is that the federal and state constitutions aren’t mirror images. They were enacted in different contexts by different people to structure the operations of ...

But voters in three states have significantly limited those options by enshrining Medicaid expansion in their constitutions — creating a potential budget disaster and a political challenge for ...

State constitutions can be organized into several broad categories for education support. Mississippi’s constitution meets the bare minimum, requiring the state to establish a public school system.

Margaret H. Marshall, who succeeded Justice Wilkins as the SJC's chief justice, praised his legacy of emphasizing the ...