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Rosa Parks’ journey as a civil rights icon

by NCC Staff

On the occasion of Rosa Park’s birthday, Constitution Daily looks at her journey from a childhood in the segregated south to her…

Rosa Parks’ journey as a civil rights icon
Thurgood Marshall: A retrospective

by NCC Staff

On January 24, 1993, retired Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall died at the age of 84. Marshall was one of the best-known…

Thurgood Marshall: A retrospective
On this day: The United States formally outlaws slavery

by NCC Staff

On December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment was ratified after the state of Georgia approved the amendment as it was proposed to the…

On this day: The United States formally outlaws slavery
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
Ramos v. Louisiana: Does the 14th Amendment Require Unanimous Jury Verdicts?

by Robert Black

When we think about trial by jury in criminal cases, we all probably envision a 12-member jury that must reach a unanimous verdict…

Ramos v. Louisiana: Does the 14th Amendment Require Unanimous Jury Verdicts?
Kahler v. Kansas: Can States Abolish the Insanity Defense?

by Robert Black

On Monday, the first day of the new Supreme Court term, the Court heard argument in Kahler v. Kansas, a case that could generate…

Kahler v. Kansas: Can States Abolish the Insanity Defense?
Supreme Court hears two major cases today on Title VII and discrimination

by Scott Bomboy

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in two major cases about Title VII and discrimination based on sexual…

Supreme Court hears two major cases today on Title VII and discrimination
Where is the Supreme Court going on abortion?

by Lyle Denniston

Returning to an abortion rights issue that it had decided earlier but with a bench that is now changed, the Supreme Court agreed…

Where is the Supreme Court going on abortion?
A high-profile legal victory on transgender rights

by Lyle Denniston

The nation’s best-known transgender student, Gavin Grimm, has won his discrimination case against his old high school – for…

A high-profile legal victory on transgender rights
Hugo Black, unabashed partisan for the Constitution

by Nicandro Iannacci

On August 12, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated then-Senator Hugo Black of Alabama to the Supreme Court.

Hugo Black, unabashed partisan for the Constitution
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