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Recalling the Supreme Court’s historic statement on contraception and privacy

by Nicandro Iannacci

It was on this day in 1965 that the Supreme Court ruled in a landmark case about contraception use by married couples that laid…

Recalling the Supreme Court’s historic statement on contraception and privacy
Major rulings on gay and transgender rights coming

by Lyle Denniston

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to settle the meaning of a 1964 civil rights law that bans discrimination in the workplace…

Major rulings on gay and transgender rights coming
On This Day:  You have a right to an attorney

by NCC Staff

It was on this day in 1963 that the Supreme Court handed down the Gideon decision, which guaranteed the rights of the accused to…

On This Day:  You have a right to an attorney
Supreme Court confirms Excessive Fines Clause applies to states

by Scott Bomboy

In a unanimous ruling on Tuesday, the Supreme Court overturned an Indiana Supreme Court decision that said that part of federal…

Supreme Court confirms Excessive Fines Clause applies to states
Breaking down the birthright citizenship debate

by Scott Bomboy

President Donald Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants will be getting a good…

Breaking down the birthright citizenship debate
Testing who is a “birthright citizen”

by Lyle Denniston

President Trump has started a new debate about what the Constitution’s “Citizenship Clause” means, but the final answer no…

Testing who is a “birthright citizen”
Pinky the Dog gets her day at Iowa’s Supreme Court

by Scott Bomboy

A dispute about a dog that bit a cat is now at Iowa’s Supreme Court and it addresses an important question about how…

Pinky the Dog gets her day at Iowa’s Supreme Court
John Bingham: One of America’s forgotten “Second Founders”

by Tom Donnelly

Although forgotten by most Americans, John Bingham is one of the most important figures in American constitutional history.…

John Bingham: One of America’s forgotten “Second Founders”
Family separation: a constitutional fight, too

by Lyle Denniston

The political and human rights controversy over the Trump Administration policy of family separation as a form of immigration…

Family separation: a constitutional fight, too
A royal and constitutional citizenship question

by Scott Bomboy

On Saturday, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will exchange wedding vows at Windsor Castle. So what happens to the American…

A royal and constitutional citizenship question
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