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Thurgood Marshall: A retrospective
On January 24, 1993, retired Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall died at the age of 84. Marshall was one of the best-known…
On this day: The United States formally outlaws slavery
On December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment was ratified after the state of Georgia approved the amendment as it was proposed to the…
Abortion, “Preclearance,” and Court-Packing in Fourth Democratic Debate
Abortion became a major focus for the first time on the Democratic presidential primary debate stage, when Senator Kamala Harris…
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…
Supreme Court hears two major cases today on Title VII and discrimination
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in two major cases about Title VII and discrimination based on sexual…
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…
A high-profile legal victory on transgender rights
The nation’s best-known transgender student, Gavin Grimm, has won his discrimination case against his old high school – for…
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.
Recalling the Supreme Court’s historic statement on contraception and privacy
It was on this day in 1965 that the Supreme Court ruled in a landmark case about contraception use by married couples that laid…
