constitution

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When Raúl Castro left office in 2018, some things changed in Cuba: The people voted for a new constitution in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

After Chávez won a landslide presidential election in 1998, Flores helped rewrite the constitution and served in a new National Assembly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

In 2025, the German parliament voted to change the country's constitution so that strict constraints on borrowing could be lifted to fund an expanded defence budget.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

A federal judge ruled on Friday that the Defense Department's changes to press access last year, which saw accreditations from a host of prominent media outlets withdrawn, violated the constitution.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Alabama's state constitution still prohibited the practice in 1986 when Walter met Karen Kelly.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson