The 9th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says that: “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” Roe v. Wade ...

America ratified the Constitution with the understanding that the federal government would be one of limited, enumerated powers. That understanding was quickly upended. Within a few decades, the ...

During Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) seemed triumphant when she confronted the Supreme Court nominee with the fact that the word “abortion” is not ...

I am a federalist, and I am a conservative. As a federalist, I believe the U.S. Constitution defines roles for both federal and state governments, but as a conservative, I believe that the federal ...

In “Abortion Isn’t in the Constitution. So What?” (Letters, July 8), Charles Freeland mentions the Ninth Amendment, but he might also have included the 10th. The Ninth Amendment indicates that there ...

As astute commentators have noted, the draft opinion in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization not only seeks to overrule Roe vs. Wade, but might also someday threaten other decisions like ...

To the editor: Nicholas Goldberg’s column on the Supreme Court’s next move after abortion speaks to an important issue — what happens next to rights that are not written into the Constitution?

Paul G. Summers is a lawyer. He is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the Attorney General of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to ...