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The u.s. federal constitution and most state constitutions vest the pardon power in the chief executive, the president of the united states, and in most states in the governor. if you're a prosecutor, as i once was, you are working as part of the executive branch. whose job is it then to hand out pardons? isn't it sort of an arrogant position by prosecutors to say, i'm going to try to frustrate the will of the chief executive who heads the very branch in which i work? i start off with that institutional argument. >> this is reminiscent for me where i'm sitting here listening to you and reflect...

The recent push in Ohio to pass a constitutional amendment was seen as a move to curb abortion rights. It failed. Two scholars say the ballot measure was really about minority rights in a democracy.

The case hinged on Montana’s ‘green amendment,’ which guarantees a constitutional right to ‘a clean and healthful environment.’ Other states have similar amendments, and more are considering them.

Abortion rights advocates are looking to follow up on a win in Ohio this week with efforts in numerous states to enshrine abortion protections into state constitutions in 2024. The defeat of a ballot initiative in Ohio is the latest in a series of wins for Democrats and reproductive rights advocates. The proposal, called Issue 1, would have made it harder to amend the Ohio…

Some Kansas laws regulating abortion are in court, where providers are asking a judge to block restrictions on abortion pills and other rules.