Over 60 years ago on Jan. 23, 1964, the 24th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified by the states.
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 24th Amendment abolished ...
The Constitution has guaranteed our freedoms and rights for over 200 years. In this regular series, Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center looks at the Amendments and how they ...
South Dakota last week became the 38th state to ratify the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, thereby making it the law of the land. The operative clause of the new amendment: “The right of ...
President Lyndon Johnson signed the 24th Amendment abolishing poll taxes in 1964, saying, “There can now be no one too poor to vote. There is no longer a tax on his rights. The only enemy to voting ...
America is getting ready to celebrate its 250th birthday, and each day leading up to the event, we're featuring a piece of ...