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14th Amendment
Affirmative action gets another day at the Supreme Court
On December 9, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a landmark challenge to…
The Supreme Court tackles the one-person, one-vote concept today
One of the big cases in the Supreme Court’s current term is in front of the Justices this morning, in what could be a historic…
Baker v. Carr: The Supreme Court gets involved in redistricting
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at the ramifications of a call from a…
