Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Deputy’s order to Creach to drop gun was lawful

  September 18, 2010 in City on Page A1 Although the Constitution gives citizens the right to bear arms, state laws passed since then dictate how citizens can legally carry and use weapons. Spokane County Prosecutor Steve Tucker and … 223

• Test your constitutional knowledge

  May 21, 2010 in City on Page A1 A proposed ballot initiative would require all Washington schools to teach the relationships between Declaration of Independence, the U.S. and state Constitutions and for students to pass a test on … 19

• Washington initiative requires specified testing

  May 21, 2010 in City on Page A1 Monte Benham, of Kennewick, is convinced that people know very little about the U.S. Constitution and next to nothing about the state constitution.

• Court rules out some life sentences for juveniles

  May 17, 2010 in Nation/World The Supreme Court has ruled that teenagers may not be locked up for life without chance of parole if they haven’t killed anyone. 2

• Constitution a worthy read

  September 19, 2009 in Opinion on Page B5 Thursday marked the 222nd anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution. Sept. 17, 1787, is a day worth celebrating, and remembering, as one of the most important moments …

• Test your patriotic knowledge with our July 4 quiz

  July 3, 2009 in Opinion on Page A15 Happy Independence Day. If you’ve put out the flag, packed the cooler and bought the fireworks, only one question remains: Just how much do you really know about the American …

• Mississippi Votes To Abolish Slavery

  March 17, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 After 130 years, Mississippi finally voted Thursday to ratify the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery. Without debate, the state House unanimously approved a resolution that previously had won unanimous passage in …