Constitution Daily Blog

13th Amendment

Dred Scott gets a brief moment in the national spotlight

by NCC Staff

A lot of topics crop up when people argue about politics and Supreme Court decisions, but the historic 1857 Dred Scott decision…

Celebrating one of the Voting Rights Act’s many anniversaries

by Brianne Gorod

In this commentary, Brianne Gorod of the Constitutional Accountability Center argues that the Voting Rights Act's multiple…

The Voting Rights Act and the Second Redemption

by Kermit Roosevelt

In this commentary, Kermit Roosevelt from the University of Pennsylvania Law School says our country's legacy of slavery and…

Celebrating our nation’s second founding

by Doug Kendall and Tom Donnelly

In this commentary, Doug Kendall and Tom Donnelly from the Constitutional Accountability Center argue that during Black History…