Griffin paid a record $13.7M for the 13th Amendment and $4.4 million for the Emancipation Proclamation. Both documents were ...

Kenneth Griffin, the billionaire art collector and hedge fund founder, purchased the document that abolished slavery, as well ...

The hedge-fund billionaire also paid a record $43.2 million for a copy of the U.S. Constitution four years ago.

Oct. 13—A measure on the ballot next month would, if approved, change the state constitution to specifically say the constitution does not provide a right to abortion. Constitutional Amendment ...

Originally issued by Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863, the proclamation declared enslaved people in the Confederate ...

The Utah Legislature on Friday asked the Utah Supreme Court for an emergency order putting constitutional Amendment D — which would guarantee the Legislature the right to repeal citizen ballot ...

A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln -- the highlight of a fascinating catalog -- sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $12 million.

After voters failed to pass an amendment last month that would have made one-time stipends Louisiana teachers received last year a permanent part of their salaries, Gov. Jeff Landry wrote in an ...

A state panel finalized revisions to a "financial impact" statement for a proposed constitutional amendment on abortion rights, to appear on the November ballot. Supporters accused the panel of ...

Skeptics and opponents believe Amendment Two would drain much needed money from the already overburdened public school system.

Griffin reset the record for any document signed by Lincoln when he paid Sotheby’s $13.7 million on Thursday for a rare, handwritten copy of the 13th Amendment.