The impact of three U.S. Supreme Court rulings on free enterprise
Accurate interpretation of the Constitution often promotes free markets.
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Newly-Found Memo Discloses D.C. Establishment Efforts to Block an Article V Convention
Samuel L. Fieldman, a lawyer and Article V expert, has unearthed an internal congressional memo from the establishment’s anti-convention campaign
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Idaho considers an amendments convention
This article was first published at the Mountain State Policy Center website. One reason the federal government has become so
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New federal court case confirms that states should join the call for an Amendments Convention
A version of this article first appeared at the Mountain States Policy Center website. On November 5, a federal district
Who Called the Constitutional Convention? Answer: The Commonwealth of Virginia
This entry, first published on Oct. 7, 2016, was updated on April 14, 2023 and again on October 1, 2025.
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List of Additional Founding-era Descriptions of an Article V Convention as a “Convention of States”
During the Founding-era, there was a clear distinction between conventions of the people—which consisted of delegates directly elected by the
Busting the Myths About Article V Conventions
This essay first appeared on Oct. 23 in Law & Liberty. Law & Liberty recently featured an excellent exchange between John Grove and Mark
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Article V Table of Cases
Following is a table of cases relevant to Article V court cases, as of the end of 2025. Nearly all
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Even Constitutional Conventions are Limited
A common tactic among opponents of an amendments convention is to label it a “constitutional convention,” and then claim that
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Heritage Foundation Paper Supports a “Convention of the States”
A version of this essay was first published in the Nov. 12, 2023 Epoch Times. The movement for a national
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Supreme Court Confirms Rule that when State Legislatures Act in the Amendment Process, They Do So Independently
Once again, the U.S. Supreme Court has acknowledged that when state legislatures undertake functions under Article V of the Constitution,
The D.C. Circuit’s Convoluted Opinion on the “Equal Rights Amendment”
by Rob Natelson Advocates of the long-dead Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) have lost an effort to get their amendment “certified”
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