The U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1789, is our supreme law. The first 10 amendments, or Bill of Rights, were ratified in December 1791. The 11th Amendment was ratified four years later. When I served ...

Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...

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A common legal defense used by public colleges — that they and their employees are immune from private lawsuits under the U.S. Constitution’s 11th Amendment — does not prevent federal agencies from ...

8th, 9th, 10th and 11th articles of the constitutional amendment draft have been approved in second tour in parliament. Following the polling of first seven articles, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th articles ...