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amendment

[uh-mend-muhnt] / əˈmɛnd mənt /




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Suk’s scholarship focuses on the processes of constitutional amendment and reform and the feminist constitutional movements.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Congress approved a constitutional amendment Wednesday abolishing Brazil's six-day working week, a flagship Lula campaign promise that will give employees two paid days off without cutting their wages.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

After polling officials in 90 Florida cities and counties, researchers said the officials were already devising backup plans to put in effect if the amendment passes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

The families, who first filed the lawsuit in 2002, spent several years lobbying US Congress to pass an amendment to the foreign sovereign immunity law to allow the case to go ahead.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The history of the proposed amendment in Congress would be indicative of how difficult it would be to get it passed into law.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

The human study protocol, all amendments, and the informed consent form received approval from the Institutional Review Boards at the participating sites.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Voters in more than a dozen states are considering tax-related amendments in November.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

He will need support from other parties for the amendments to be accepted.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

His concerns trace back to amendments made in the final days of the legislative session.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Constitutional amendments guaranteeing African Americans “equal protection of the laws” and the right to vote proved as impotent as the Emancipation Proclamation once a white backlash against Reconstruction gained steam.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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