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14th Amendment
Trump team to change transgender policy
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s Supreme Court correspondent, explains the Trump administration’s policy…
Can presidential candidates sue media outlets for defamation?
As the presidential campaign heads towards its conclusion, lawyers for at least one candidate have threatened a defamation lawsuit…
Supreme Court to hear racial gerrymandering cases
States have to comply with the Voting Rights Act. So how much can they consider race in redistricting?
Constitution Check: Could Roe v. Wade be overruled without amending the Constitution?
Lyle Denniston, Constitution Daily’s Supreme Court correspondent, looks at an argument supported by Rand Paul in a proposed…
California teacher tenure survives, but challengers persist
A high-profile legal challenge to teacher employment statutes in the state of California ended last week at the state’s highest…
U.S. opposes delay of North Carolina voting rights ruling
Arguing that North Carolina officials are well on their way toward fully carrying out a federal appeals court ruling that…
Constitution Check: When unmarried couples split, who gets their property?
National Constitution Center Supreme Court correspondent Lyle Denniston looks at a new equality pursuit that may wind up at the…
Constitution Check: Is Section 3 of the Voting Rights Act a dead letter?
Constitution Daily Supreme Court correspondent Lyle Denniston explains why a little-used section of the Voting Rights Act may not…
Celebrating the anniversary of the 14th Amendment
On July 9, 1868, Louisiana and South Carolina voted to ratify the 14th Amendment, after they had rejected it a year earlier. Learn…
Interactive Constitution: The 14th Amendment
As part of the National Constitution Center’s on-going Interactive Constitution project, leading constitutional experts interact…
