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The Supreme Court in Review: Another Landmark Term
On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court concluded issuing opinions for its October Term 2025. The session was marked by several…
Constitutional Voices: Ida B. Wells
As we reflect on Ida B. Wells’ life, we must equally celebrate her groundbreaking achievements while remembering that there is…
Constitutional Voices: The Declaration as a Constant Call to Freedom
In part two of a two-part series, Charles Sahm explains how no group has been more steadfast in their devotion to the core beliefs…
Supreme Court allows state laws regulating transgender athletes
On Tuesday, a divided Supreme Court held that state lawmakers can regulate gender identity in scholastic sports competitions, and…
In birthright citizenship opinions, a major constitutional disagreement
The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the public’s understanding for more than 100 years that the Constitution guarantees…
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order in landmark decision
On Tuesday, a divided Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship and offered a…
Constitutional Voices: African Americans’ early responses to the Declaration of Independence
In part one of a two-part series, Charles Sahm examines how Black Americans, free and enslaved, seized on the promises of the…
Supreme Court rejects new test about public school students and free speech
Sometimes the nation’s highest court can make a statement when it stays silent.
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…
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…
