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Another challenge to a landmark Supreme Court free press decision
The Supreme Court is currently considering a petition to reconsider one of its most important rulings limiting media outlets from lawsuits filed by public officials or figures. The precedent, New York Times v. Sullivan (1964), is not without its share of critics, but its defenders argue that it has stood the test of time as a bulwark protecting the free press.
Public funding for religious preschools to face First Amendment test
While the current Supreme Court term is heading to a conclusion in the next month, the justices have already accepted cases for arguments next fall, including an…
Constitutional Voices: Phillis Wheatley
Throughout her life, poet Phillis Wheatley intersected with several of the nation’s Founding Fathers. Today, her work’s impact is being debated as it was…
The next major challenge to the Voting Rights Act
Earlier this week, a decision by the Supreme Court to return two federal appeals cases to the lower courts will likely start another significant challenge to the…
Constitutional Voices: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
A number of aphorisms have enshrined Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. in the American constitutional canon and his succinct writing continues to make its way…
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