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On this day, Bush v. Gore settles 2000 presidential race

by NCC Staff

On December 12, 2000, the Supreme Court ended a Florida vote recount in the presidential election contest between George W. Bush…

On this day, Bush v. Gore settles 2000 presidential race
On this day, Congress approved the 14th Amendment

by NCC Staff

On June 13, 1866, the House approved a Senate-proposed version of the 14th Amendment, sending it to the states for approval. Two…

On this day, Congress approved the 14th Amendment
With abortion and guns, the Supreme Court ties the hands of federal courts

by Marcia Coyle

After the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority struck down New York’s concealed carry gun law and revoked women’s…

With abortion and guns, the Supreme Court ties the hands of federal courts
Divided Supreme Court overturns Roe abortion precedents

by Scott Bomboy

The Supreme Court on Friday issued its opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson case, overturning precedents related to abortion first set…

Divided Supreme Court overturns Roe abortion precedents
On this day, the Supreme Court upholds limits on women and factory work hours

by Nicholas Mosvick

On February 24, 1908, the Supreme Court decided Muller v. Oregon, unanimously upholding an Oregon law setting a 10-hour limit on…

On this day, the Supreme Court upholds limits on women and factory work hours
Channeling Justice Ginsburg in the Mississippi Abortion Fight

by Marcia Coyle

More than 130 friend-of-the-court briefs have been filed by anti-abortion and abortion rights groups in the Mississippi abortion…

Channeling Justice Ginsburg in the Mississippi Abortion Fight
If the Supreme Court overrules Roe in the new term, will we know for sure?

by Marcia Coyle

The state of Mississippi this week urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule the two foundational precedents for a woman’s right…

If the Supreme Court overrules Roe in the new term, will we know for sure?
Hunting for ‘super precedents’ in U.S. Supreme Court confirmations

by Marcia Coyle

Last week, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee members pressed Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on whether the landmark…

Hunting for ‘super precedents’ in U.S. Supreme Court confirmations
Whither the U.S. Supreme Court?

by Marcia Coyle

Constitution Daily contributor Marcia Coyle looks at what may still be—with an unexpected element—the most significant Supreme…

Whither the U.S. Supreme Court?
Abortion, “Preclearance,” and Court-Packing in Fourth Democratic Debate

by Jackie McDermott

Abortion became a major focus for the first time on the Democratic presidential primary debate stage, when Senator Kamala Harris…

Abortion, “Preclearance,” and Court-Packing in Fourth Democratic Debate
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