Paul G. Summers is an attorney. He formerly served as an appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues ...

The 26th Amendment, ratified in July 1971, reduced the minimum age to vote in any election, federal or state, from 21 to 18. The language provides that “(t)he right of citizens of the United States, ...

For a long time voting in this country was called a right, but was more of a privilege. The franchise was accepted as a matter of course for white men, but others--such as women and black ...

Amnesty International has warned that the recent 27th Constitutional Amendment poses a serious threat to judicial independence and the rule of law, saying it entrenches executive control over the ...

As the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court is set to take up the petitions against the 26th Constitutional Amendment next week, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has ordered the expulsion of party members who were not present during the ...

Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The 26th Amendment, ratified ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Friday Question will return in two weeks. For a long time voting in this country was called a right, but was more of a privilege. The franchise was accepted as a matter of course ...