Constitution Daily Blog
14th Amendment
Celebrating one of the Voting Rights Act’s many anniversaries
In this commentary, Brianne Gorod of the Constitutional Accountability Center argues that the Voting Rights Act's multiple…
The Voting Rights Act and the Second Redemption
In this commentary, Kermit Roosevelt from the University of Pennsylvania Law School says our country's legacy of slavery and…
The Voting Rights Act at a crossroads
In this commentary, Rick Hasen of the University of California, Irvine School of Law says a big trial in North Carolina…
Let’s keep the Voting Rights Act focused on actual racial discrimination
In this commentary, Roger Clegg of the Center for Equal Opportunity says it's time to do away with disparate impact and…
Constitution Check: Is natural-born citizenship sometimes not a fundamental right?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at the current case of five American…
Virginia case could send solitary confinement to the Supreme Court
There could be a five-Justice majority to strike down the practice.
North Carolina voting rights trial to be closely watched
A trial to determine the constitutionality of North Carolina’s voting requirements law will be closely watched as an important…
Supreme Court set to hear cases on affirmative action and public unions
This week, the Supreme Court laid the groundwork to hear three controversial cases next term. Each case has the potential to upend…
Supreme Court accepts one person, one vote case for fall
There were no major decisions at the Supreme Court on Tuesday but a significant new case about voting representation was accepted…
Supreme Court divided about same-sex marriage in historic arguments
As expected, a deeply divided United States Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday about status of same-sex marriage, and again…
