constitution
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Kentucky amended its constitution to prevent lame-duck pardons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
As the constitution states, “We encourage Claude to approach its own existence with curiosity and openness.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
He framed his confrontation with Tshisekedi as a fight against authoritarianism, invoking Section 64 of the constitution, which calls on citizens to resist anyone who seizes power or exercises it in violation of constitutional provisions.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Muratov pointed out that the constitution still on the books "prohibits censorship, yet all free, independent media in our country have been destroyed".
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
The first nineteen articles of its constitution guarantee the inalienable rights of every German citizen.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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He said he would enforce state laws he doesn’t like as long as they are in line with the California and U.S. constitutions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Nine out of the 11 states that adopted revolutionary constitutions included protections for freedom of the press.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
It added that "rights are not protected by temporary decrees, but... through permanent constitutions that express the will of the people and all components" of society.
From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026
In response to the decree, the Kurdish administration in Syria's north and north-east said it was "a first step" but called for "permanent constitutions that express the will of the people", rather than "temporary decrees".
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026
Removing slavery, however, was not like removing British officials or revising constitutions.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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The Bill of Rights
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