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Ramos v. Louisiana: Does the 14th Amendment Require Unanimous Jury Verdicts?
When we think about trial by jury in criminal cases, we all probably envision a 12-member jury that must reach a unanimous verdict…
Kahler v. Kansas: Can States Abolish the Insanity Defense?
On Monday, the first day of the new Supreme Court term, the Court heard argument in Kahler v. Kansas, a case that could generate…
Where is the Supreme Court going on abortion?
Returning to an abortion rights issue that it had decided earlier but with a bench that is now changed, the Supreme Court agreed…
Hugo Black, unabashed partisan for the Constitution
On August 12, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated then-Senator Hugo Black of Alabama to the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court confirms Excessive Fines Clause applies to states
In a unanimous ruling on Tuesday, the Supreme Court overturned an Indiana Supreme Court decision that said that part of federal…
John Bingham: One of America’s forgotten “Second Founders”
Although forgotten by most Americans, John Bingham is one of the most important figures in American constitutional history.…
Family separation: a constitutional fight, too
The political and human rights controversy over the Trump Administration policy of family separation as a form of immigration…
The Miranda warning is created 52 years ago today
It was 52 years ago today that the phrase “Miranda warning” was born, after the Supreme Court ruled in a landmark case about…
Does the Constitution protect a ‘right to die’?
California Governor Jerry Brown has a decision to make.
