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Baker v. Carr: The Supreme Court gets involved in redistricting

by Jonathan Stahl

On March 26, 1962, the Supreme Court ruled in Baker v. Carr, establishing its power to intervene in cases about the drawing of…

Looking back at the Mapp search decision

by NCC Staff

Note: Landmark Cases, C-SPAN’s new series on historic Supreme Court decisions—produced in cooperation with the National…

Looking back at the Brown v. Board decision

by NCC Staff

Landmark Cases, C-SPAN’s new series on historic Supreme Court decisions—produced in cooperation with the National Constitution…

Korematsu: A decision that is still questioned today

by NCC Staff

On December 18, 1944, the Supreme Court announced one of its most shocking decisions ever. The Korematsu decision is still…

Lochner v. New York: Fundamental rights and economic liberty

by Joshua Waimberg

In one of the most widely condemned decisions in U.S. history, the Supreme Court held that the right to freely contract is a…

Constitution Check: Are driver’s licenses the answer to voter ID laws?

by Lyle Denniston

Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy expert, looks at the debate in two states about the…

The Slaughterhouse Cases: Interpreting the Reconstruction Amendments

by Jonathan Stahl

A narrow reading of the 14th Amendment's Privilege or Immunities Clause altered the trajectory of constitutional law.

Constitution Check: May lawyers lead a campaign to defy the Supreme Court?

by Lyle Denniston

Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at the ramifications of a call from a…

Convicted Philadelphia murderer gets date with Supreme Court

by NCC Staff

Terrance Williams, who is at the center of two capital punishment controversies, will have one of his cases argued at the United…

Does the Constitution protect a ‘right to die’?

by Joshua Waimberg

California Governor Jerry Brown has a decision to make.

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