Articles by Charlotte Greene

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Civil Unions News This page is an archive of articles presented on the Current News page of the USConstitution.net site concerning Vermont’s Civil Union Law. 03/06/02 Massachusetts court to take up gay marriage The top court in Massachusetts is taking up the issue of gay marriage in a case...

USConstitution.net Bibliography

USConstitution.net Bibliography This site owes its existence to the thoughts and words of a great many people. This page is a list of some of the books used as references for various facts and events detailed in the site. When a book is of particular use to a page, it is noted on that page. This...

Tariff refunds won't come for weeks, Trump admin tells Clinton-appointed judge

A major fight over President Donald Trump’s now-invalidated “emergency” tariffs has shifted from the Supreme Court to a more practical question: how, exactly, does the government return the money? In a new filing, the Trump administration told the U.S. Court of International Trade that...

Judge Questions Pentagon Reporter Rules: “Asking a Question Is Not Criminal”

A federal courtroom in Washington, D.C. became an unexpectedly plainspoken forum on press freedom Friday, as U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman pressed the Justice Department over new Pentagon rules that would condition journalists’ access on an agreement to avoid reporting information not...

Mark Carney’s Iran comments spark backlash and strain U.S.-Canada ties

Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, is taking heat at home after a fast-moving series of public comments on the escalating U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. In the span of days, his government moved from sounding supportive of U.S. action to warning that the operation bypassed allies and the...

Appeals court declares DC ban on certain gun magazines unconstitutional

The District of Columbia’s long-running limit on certain firearm magazines is on shaky ground after a new decision from the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. In a ruling issued Thursday, a three-judge panel concluded that the District’s ban on magazines holding more than 10 rounds violates...

Mark Carney’s Iran remarks: “mixed messages” and the risk of a U.S. rift

Canada’s political spotlight has swung to Mark Carney, a figure better known internationally for central banking and crisis management than partisan brawls. In commentary and routine political debate, his public remarks touching on Iran have at times been characterized by critics as inconsistent...

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is drawing criticism at home after a series of comments on the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran that opponents and analysts say lack a clear through-line. In less than a week, Carney went from supporting U.S. actions against Iran to raising the issue that the U.S....

Canada’s relationship with the United States has rarely been simple, but it is usually predictable: Ottawa may disagree with Washington, yet it typically signals those disagreements in careful, steady language. In late October, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced criticism for doing the opposite,...

Kristi Noem ousted from Homeland Security post as Trump taps Markwayne Mullin

President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Friday, March 6, 2026, that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will leave her post at the end of the month and that he plans to nominate Sen. Markwayne Mullin, a Republican from Oklahoma, to lead the Department of Homeland Security. Trump...

When Do Texas Primary Polls Close—and When Will Results Come In?

Primary night can feel like a waiting game, especially in a big state like Texas where polls do not all close at the same moment. If you are planning to follow the returns on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, here is a clear timeline for when voting ends, when projections may come, and when results tend to...

The 14th Amendment Explained: Citizenship, Due Process & Equal Protection

The 14th Amendment is one of the Constitution’s most important promises: that state governments must follow the rules of due process and equal protection when they make laws, enforce them, and decide who gets what rights and protections. It was adopted after the Civil War to confront a hard...